Aurorae vs. moonlit Clouds

Taken by Dirk Obudzinski on March 19, 2016 @ Fox, Alaska, USA Click photo for larger image Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D800

Exposure Time: 2/1

Aperture: f/1.4

ISO: 400

Date Taken: 2016:03:19 12:19:58

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This has been likely the strongest and most impressive auroral display of the last few nights (with the intensest period occurring around 1:00 AM) and being much brighter than the surrounding moonlit clouds - if not outshining the Moon itself being 3/4 illuminated. We were glad to have ventured out to observe this fantastic display despite a not so promising weather forecast predicting a dense cloud cover as well as 4 inches of snow, and most geomagnetic/auroral predictions expecting quiet conditions for last night. You just never know!



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