That’s a photo of my camera, made with the phone in regular auto mode, freehand. It was that bright.
(I wanted to get the message out to friends quickly.)
Down here (this was in October of last year, I think) it wasn’t. Basically it was only visible through a camera with a long-ish exposure. Otherwise with the naked eye you’d be forgiven for thinking it was just ordinary light pollution, as we have causing our skies to noticeably glow any old night of the year.
When I came home I saw my neighbour and asked him what he thought about the aurora.
Nb: What aurora?
That one over there.
Nb: Oh. I guess it’s too bright to see it, I guess…
No, that’s the aurora! 😂
Then I held up my camera and showed him the viewfinder.
That was in October 2024 in southern Ireland (South of Cork). I only brought my 28-200 f2.8… lens to go whale watching. We didn’t expect to get an alert from the aurora app during dinner. After a pint we couldn’t drive out of town so we walked to the harbour.
Next time I bring a 360 camera. 😆
Down here (this was in October of last year, I think) it wasn’t. Basically it was only visible through a camera with a long-ish exposure. Otherwise with the naked eye you’d be forgiven for thinking it was just ordinary light pollution, as we have causing our skies to noticeably glow any old night of the year.
When I came home I saw my neighbour and asked him what he thought about the aurora.
Nb: What aurora?
That one over there.
Nb: Oh. I guess it’s too bright to see it, I guess…
No, that’s the aurora! 😂 Then I held up my camera and showed him the viewfinder.