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A selfie of me watching the great aurora display of May 10/11, 2024, when the Kp Index reached 8 this night and auroras were seen in the southern U.S. However, this was from home in southern Alberta at latitude 51° N.

The field of view reaches up to the zenith to show the rays converging at the magnetic zenith. The aurora shows the usual oxygen greens but also red from high-altitude oxyen, and blues from sunlight perhaps lighting the upper curtains and/or nitrogen. The bright star at upper left is Arcturus.

This is a single 4-second exposure with the Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 and Canon Ra at ISO 1600. The aurora light is actually backlighting me!
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A selfie of me watching the great aurora display of May 10/11, 2024, when the Kp Index reached 8 this night and auroras were seen in the southern U.S. However, this was from home in southern Alberta at latitude 51° N. <br /> <br /> The field of view reaches up to the zenith to show the rays converging at the magnetic zenith. The aurora shows the usual oxygen greens but also red from high-altitude oxyen, and blues from sunlight perhaps lighting the upper curtains and/or nitrogen. The bright star at upper left is Arcturus.<br /> <br /> This is a single 4-second exposure with the Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 and Canon Ra at ISO 1600. The aurora light is actually backlighting me!