southern Tasmania : Aurora in Progress (Monday 12th Match 2012)

[ricktas]

For members in Southern Tasmania, an Aurora is in progress. Hobart is clouded over, but if you are outside the city and have a clear(ish) sky, look to the south. Use ISO 100 and long exposures to capture an Aurora:

Monday, 12 March 2012 9:20 PM

SUBJ: IPS AURORA ALERT 1020 UT ON 12 Mar 2012 HIGH LATITUDES
ISSUED AT 1020 UT ON 12 Mar 2012 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE


GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS. AURORA MAY BE OBSERVED
DURING LOCAL NIGHT TIME HOURS IN GOOD OBSERVING CONDITIONS
AT HIGH LATITUDES.

[dbax]

Thanks for the heads up Rick, just a little to far south for me, hopefully some will get the chance to capture this.

[arnica]

Looking forward to the captures from our fellow APers

[Dylan & Marianne]

I wish !!! if you can get to see one, love to hear your experience too with the naked eye - I hear aurora australis tends to be red/crimson rather than the blue/green northern hemisphere version

[ClaireN]

I saw a spectacular display at Snug when I was a small child. It was huge, but I seem to remember it being green. I'm sure it changes though

[damo11]

Did anyone manage to get photos of this?

[ricktas]

No, it was overcast