Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Easter Auroras

Solar wind hit Earth's magnetosphere on April 5th and sparked
the strong geomagnetic storm. (K index = 6-7)
Weather was cloudy as usual in Finland. Somehow there was about an hour gap in cloud coverage and I was able to enjoy best northern light show what I`ve ever seen before.

I tried to take some pictures, but camera´s front lens had been little bit frost.

Camera: Canon 30D
Optics: EF 17-40 f/4L @17mm
Mount: Manfrotto 055
Exposures: 20s, 25s, 30s, ISO800