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Uploaded by: astrophotographer — Wednesday January 25, 2012 — Awamoa, New Zealand

At long last an aurora. It has been a couple of years since we last saw one in Oamaru and even though the aurora was not bright it was well worth the trip to the beach at 11:30pm. The heavens were sparkling like jewels and the added bonus was the colour saturation in the aurora. 120 second exposure f4.5 ISO 800.

Categories: astronomy Camera Type: Canon 40D
 
Manufacturer: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 40D
Orientation: top - left
x-Resolution: 72.00
y-Resolution: 72.00
Resolution Unit: Inch
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Compression: JPEG compression
Exposure Time: 81 sec.
FNumber: f/4.5
Exposure Program: Manual
ISO Speed Ratings: 800
Exif Version: Exif Version 2.21
Shutter speed: -6.34 EV (APEX: 0, 80 sec.)
Aperture: 4.34 EV (f/4.5)
Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
MaxApertureValue: 3.62 EV (f/3.5)
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
Focal Length: 10.0 mm
SubsecTime: 00
SubSecTimeOriginal: 00
SubSecTimeDigitized: 00
Color Space: Uncalibrated
PixelXDimension: 1200
PixelYDimension: 567
Focal Plane x-Resolution: 4438.36
Focal Plane y-Resolution: 4445.97
Focal Plane Resolution Unit: Inch
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Exposure Mode: Manual exposure
White Balance: Auto white balance
Scene Capture Type: Standard
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1. beanhead 8:00 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
Fantastic!
Thanks for sharing!
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2. Doug484 8:17 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
The purple of the aurora is really cool - thanks for putting your exposure settings in there. I am constantly experimenting, and often borrow others settings.
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3. stoneygirl 8:23 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
This is just spectacular. I went out to see if I could see anything but no luck. Too many clouds around me. I am so amazed by the beauty of photos like yours. Excellent capture and the colors are just wonderful. Thanks for sharing the beauty.
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4. katy99780 8:39 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
Beautiful Aurora Australis!

Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time and energy to get this photo!
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5. nanapoo 9:35 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
Fantastic! I would LOVE to see this some day :) Thanks for sharing! Congrats!!
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6. sweetsqrl 9:36 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
OMG, the colors are BEAUTIFUL! Congrats!
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7. gilg72 9:38 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
Fabulous photo Thank you for sharing.
Congratulations on the VIP.
Update: Congrats on the AC!
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8. mcgino 9:38 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
How fabulous, thanks so much for sharing!!
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9. Wanda1948 9:53 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
Beautiful! Congratulations!
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10. SVLover 10:06 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
Awesome!
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11. catilac 10:35 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
Beautiful shot, thanks for sharing this jewel with us! Congratulations!
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12. newenglandlight 10:36 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
Gorgeous image! So different from the Northern lights, but equally beautiful!
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13. TucsonDoug 10:37 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
Magnificent capture. Congratulations on your AC.
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14. LindyLu60 10:47 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
terrific! congrats to you!
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15. PhilsWeatherZone 11:30 PM GMT on January 25, 2012    
Stunning!
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16. dixiedaughter 12:31 AM GMT on January 26, 2012    
Awesome shot, congratulations and thanks for sharing!
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17. Bluesmaster 12:48 AM GMT on January 26, 2012    
Very nice, congratulations!
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18. hurricanep 2:49 AM GMT on January 26, 2012    
AWESOME! Congrats!
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19. LadyWriter 8:59 AM GMT on January 26, 2012    
so very beautiful, congratulations!
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20. gardner48197 4:06 PM GMT on January 26, 2012    
Love the colors!!! 10+++ FAV, Congrats!!
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21. wxlvr05 4:57 PM GMT on January 26, 2012    
Absolutely gorgeous!
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22. WurzelDave 8:49 PM GMT on January 26, 2012    
Superb shot, congrats on getting VIP & AC.
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23. Kennebunker 11:08 PM GMT on January 26, 2012    
Such a royal image - love that deep purple with glistening stars , bordered by the aurora. Incredible! Kudos to you, and congrats on the Blue Border!
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24. astrophotographer 12:18 AM GMT on January 27, 2012    
Thanks to all that have viewed the photo of the Southern Lights. The response is so humbling and I really enjoy showing to the world what we can see in our little country of New Zealand, especially down in the mainland (South Island)
Thank you all.
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25. Katie321 5:44 AM GMT on January 27, 2012    
Fantastic!
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26. TanyaMass 5:15 PM GMT on January 27, 2012    
Amazing colors!
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27. maxa 2:56 PM GMT on January 28, 2012    
Really very interesting colours...
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28. Lucytoo 4:24 PM GMT on January 28, 2012    
What a remarkable image! The vivid colors are really eye openers!
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29. MojaveDesertRat 1:18 AM GMT on January 29, 2012    
WOW!!!
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About astrophotographer
astrophotographer I am very keen on astrophotography, atmospherics and nature photography.The passion for photography has been with me for 60 odd years and is still as strong as ever.My first camera was a 127 format given to me when I was 8yrs old, my father showing us how to develop film, in the bathtub, needless to say it became stained much to my mothers annoyance.I guess my profession, Radiography, was a natural way to combine taking pictures with a hobby, most radiographers in my training years had cameras so we all took photos and compared them, always striving to outdo each other.I have always had an interest in Infra-Red photography and we used to play around with IR film in the B&W days, of course we have advanced so much in the digital world of IR I had my camera converted for IR only...it was a bonus as the exposures are as if it was a white light camera. Fast shutter speeds and the resulting images are sometime bad but mostly intriguing. A surprise celebration awaited me at work the other day, to mark my 50 years in Radiography, a long time in one profession, but an enjoyable time and would I choose the same path in life, yes I would. I have met many wonderful people even though their time on this planet was limited, they have been a person I will remember fondly.At last I have acquired a Canon 5D Mkii. It has been a dream of mine for a while to have a full frame digital camera. The wide angle lenses are great and cover the 180 degrees I have longed for when photographing the aurora. The definition if the photos is quite amazing and I am very pleased with the results. Keep an eye out for some more photos.
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