Aurora over Wyoming

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bleistift2@feddit.de · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

What was the time when you took that image? I was out yesterday at 22:00 UTC, but didn’t see anything, despite good weather conditions. I’m wondering if I was too early.

nBodyProblem@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It was a little after midnight locally, so 0600 UTC, in a Bortle Class 2 dark sky location.

It was very much visible with the naked eye, but only after I got someplace properly dark and let my eyes adjust for 20-30 minutes.

bleistift2@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y

Thanks for introducing me to Bortle classes.

lefty7283@lemmy.world MOD · 0 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Hello, OP! Please include ALL acquisition and processing details.

nBodyProblem@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Bortle Class 2 dark sky location in a remote part of rural Wyoming

6 second single exposure with an iPhone 14 Pro Max held by hand

Taken a little after midnight locally

Minimal processing, contrast and saturation boosted <10% in RAWpower and a bit of denoise applied.

liara@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

You have some steady hands.. can't see any tracing on the stars

nBodyProblem@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Thanks!

The iPhone does a lot of the work, though. The long exposure mode has some pretty trick gyro compensation algorithms.