Special Edition: Auroras

Aurora 1 (looking west)

A wonderful treat to see the auroras down this far south (Olympic Peninsula, WA). We drove out to North Beach (just west of Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend) which has a view to the north (duh) getting there about 10 PM and staying for 2 hours. The colors were not nearly so vibrant until you did a 2 second time exposure. Some folks were using their cellphones as ‘viewers’ … which worked well. These were taken with my Nikon D-850 and Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 lens. I shot at ISO 3200 and f/5 or so.

Aurora 2 (looking almost directly overhead)
Aurora 3 (looking northeast)
Aurora 4 (looking west)
Aurora 5 (looking northwest)
Aurora 6 (moon setting and reflecting on Strait of Juan de Fuca)
Aurora 7 (looking north northwest)

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  1. Awesome Aurora Shots! What camera and lenses did you use? We did not get much of the Auroras in Colorado …just a weak glow in the northern sky above the mountain peaks.

    1. A faint glow was all we saw too with naked eye. Maybe more than faint, but not stunning like a 2 second exposure.
      These were taken with my Nikon D-850 and Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 lens.
      I shot at ISO 3200 and f/5 or so.

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