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David Paterson

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Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« on: November 04, 2015, 20:36:47 »
Luck was in last night - a double hit of an interesting aurora and a very bright meteorite.

As has become a habit, this night shot was made with the 28/2 AIS.
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2015, 20:40:11 »
David,

Lucky indeed, great image!
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2015, 20:44:09 »
Sweet chance :)
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2015, 21:37:26 »
Wow, great image
I guess this won't be possible in May. :D
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2015, 22:02:43 »
Awesome stuff Dave.  ;)
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2015, 22:10:27 »
Very nice.  It's a meteor, by the way.
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2015, 22:23:44 »
Wow...

You are sooo lucky!

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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2015, 00:09:43 »
Thanks, everybody. It was a very active night for meteors (correction noted!) so there was a good chance of catching one or two, but this was exceptionally lucky.
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2015, 01:50:03 »

Great capture and good timing.

Overcast here in Fairbanks so we missed it.
Someone else in interior Alaska were more lucky with weather and got some gorgeous corona as reported in the local newspaper here:
http://www.newsminer.com/gallery/our_town/corona/image_6411bed6-8344-11e5-ba1c-b3d179d9680c.html
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2015, 21:50:12 »
The mountains, the meteor (perfectly in place!), the aurora and the starry skies...what an awe-inspiring image!
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2015, 23:31:42 »
Thanks, Øivind and Akira - I certainly found the experience that evening to be quite awe-inspiring.
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2015, 12:48:43 »
Wow!
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2015, 19:10:42 »
Stunning photography David!
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2015, 20:06:42 »
Thanks, Jørgen and Peter. I still haven't had time to process most of what I shot that day - too busy getting ready for a trip.
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Re: Aurora No.3 plus a visit from the asteroid belt
« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2015, 13:11:44 »
Seeing your recent production, I am more and more looking forward to my winter trip to Scotland.
A long weekend only, so I have to hope for collaboration from the powers of Asgard.
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