It's not the first time all the fillibuster about the massive CME coming our way broken by one portral spread like wildfire by others got folks all excited about an aurora that might show all the way south to NYC. If it's gonna hit NYC it'll definitely be a big show in Stavanger, KP5 is an event, KP6 you can watch from your porch from anywhere in the city.
A few hours before nightfall doubts started to permeate. Then a couple of posts about how it might not actually take place at the estimited time. Even SolarHam put out a post about how the CME on Wednesday might be directed away from the earth and how it's travelling at slower speed that earlier projected.
Having stumbled upon aurora in Stavanger a few years back while photographing Milkyway in Sele, posted a timelapse of it on Stavanger Aurora Chasers (created by a friend who was excited about the phenomenon), I have experienced this anti-climax many times having relied purely on published CMEs and forecasts. After numerous instances of freezing under subzero temperatures in the oddest locations I've grown wary of predictions, and almost never relied on any of those aurora apps.
These days, I only go out if I've actually seen it myself or have seen photos of it being seen. No more predictions. I much more enjoy looking at the night sky with the stars and Milkyway. If there's aurora I'll record it. It cold sitting around waiting for an aurora in the middle of the night in winter. It's colder still if aurora never came.
A few hours before nightfall doubts started to permeate. Then a couple of posts about how it might not actually take place at the estimited time. Even SolarHam put out a post about how the CME on Wednesday might be directed away from the earth and how it's travelling at slower speed that earlier projected.
Having stumbled upon aurora in Stavanger a few years back while photographing Milkyway in Sele, posted a timelapse of it on Stavanger Aurora Chasers (created by a friend who was excited about the phenomenon), I have experienced this anti-climax many times having relied purely on published CMEs and forecasts. After numerous instances of freezing under subzero temperatures in the oddest locations I've grown wary of predictions, and almost never relied on any of those aurora apps.
These days, I only go out if I've actually seen it myself or have seen photos of it being seen. No more predictions. I much more enjoy looking at the night sky with the stars and Milkyway. If there's aurora I'll record it. It cold sitting around waiting for an aurora in the middle of the night in winter. It's colder still if aurora never came.
All shots with EF50/1,2 on Canon 6D: WB=5000K, Curves tweaked in CaptureOne.
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