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Uploaded by: den117 — Tuesday April 24, 2012 — Marquette Township, MI

The aurora was active last night....dynamic I should say. In 5 minutes it went from low on the horizon to overhead, with small areas lightening and darkening and waves of light flashing through the display. Truly spectacular. I wish all my WU friends could have been here to experience it!

Categories: astronomy, beach, sky, waves Camera Type: NIKON D90
 
Manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D90
x-Resolution: 72.00
y-Resolution: 72.00
Resolution Unit: Inch
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.0 (Macintosh)
YCbCr Positioning: centered
Compression: JPEG compression
Exposure Time: 15 sec.
FNumber: f/2.8
Exposure Program: Manual
ISO Speed Ratings: 1600
Exif Version: Unknown Exif Version
Components Configuration: Y Cb Cr -
Shutter speed: -3.91 EV (APEX: 0, 14 sec.)
Aperture: 2.97 EV (f/2.8)
Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
MaxApertureValue: 2.97 EV (f/2.8)
Metering Mode: Pattern
Light Source: 0
Flash: Flash did not fire.
Focal Length: 11.0 mm
FlashPixVersion: FlashPix Version 1.0
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Sensing Method: One-chip color area sensor
Exposure Mode: Manual exposure
White Balance: Auto white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1.00
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 16
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Gain Control: High gain up
Contrast: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Subject Distance Range: Unknown
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1. kippic 2:19 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Terrific capture.
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2. ruralartist 2:20 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Whoa! That looks crazy, awesome capture.
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3. Aitch1 2:20 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Oh! I envy you that view. Wonderful stuff. Thanks for sending it so that we could at least see it.
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4. harmonist 2:24 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Wow! Looks otherworldly.
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5. minou 2:25 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
wow spectacular!
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6. suzi46 2:35 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
totally AWESOME!! hopefully I can experience such a sight in person one day..thanks for posting to share with us! :)
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7. RenoSoHill 2:36 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Good one!
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8. Maciejewski 2:43 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Just phenomenal!!! 11!!!
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9. nanapoo 2:50 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Fabulous and a fave for me!!! Thanks for sharing and wish I were there too!! AC Congrats :)
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10. GeinaC 2:59 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Beautiful, Congratulations!
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11. skypilot39b 3:08 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Truly Amazing!
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12. CenTexWeatherGal 3:12 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Oh, WOW, WOW and WOW! I wished my Alaskan aurora's were as colorful! I just got a little bit of violet. And you captured a wonderful foreground interest. This is an Awesome 15 second capture!
Debbie
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13. Clabo 3:21 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
I know I throw 10s around like Pez, but this is a *real* 10 of a shot...
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14. jeans 3:25 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
The colors are spectacular and beautiful.
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15. mellyweb 3:26 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Outstanding image, congratulations!
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16. Biskitten 3:30 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Awesome capture - AC Congrats, Den!
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17. PhilsWeatherZone 3:47 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Absolutely stunning!
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18. gilg72 4:11 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Wow! This is Fabulous. Thank you for sharing.
Congratulations on this AC!
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19. catsmindseye 4:11 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
That is an amazing photo. I live in Wisconsin and could see last night that the dome that usually preceeds the ligths was there. But had to to to sleep at 9:30. What time did you take this photo?
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20. canuckjune 4:27 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Great shot, were they swishing too????
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21. den117 4:32 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Thanks everyone for the nice comments. For more images from last night see the website under "featured galleries".
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22. katy99780 4:38 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
WOW so gorgeous! Congratulations on this fantastic capture!
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23. PatienceMelissa 5:20 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Such an unusual sky! Very colorful ~ and I like the foreground, too!
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24. RyanF 5:42 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Great shot Den! I was kicking myself for not picking up a replacement for my broken tripod as I watched the great show. I did get a few decent shots right in Dollar Bay last night. I couldn't believe how long the show lasted lat night.
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25. catilac 5:45 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
You were so lucky to see this! Beautiful and Congratulations!
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26. gardner48197 6:09 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Amazing!!! Big Congrats!!! 10+++ Fav
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27. Rosemarie 6:12 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Amazing ..Oh to see this for myself one day .Unfortunatly we don't get sights like this in our little corner of the world.
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28. TucsonDoug 6:16 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
The photo is superb, but not totally because of the northern lights. It is framed so well and the stars are twinkling through. There is a wonderful movement in the water below and there seems to be a shooting star. The tree silhouette on the right brings you down to earth and there is the textures of the rocks on the left. This is a masterpiece. Congratulations on your new AC.
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29. Bluesmaster 6:18 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Fabulous image, AC congrats!
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30. Wanda1948 6:45 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Wow, this is an amazing phenomenon of the weather! I want to survive! Thank you very much for this picture, Den!
Deserved congratulations!
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31. beanhead 7:56 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Just love this sight!
Congrats!
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32. SVLover 8:06 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
And add your magic touch to the mix and it is just breathtaking.
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33. BAMyres 8:38 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
This is both beautiful and technically excellent. Especially the exposure -- to capture both the color and the stars. Super job. And a well-deserved AC. congratulations.
Barb
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34. LindyLu60 9:15 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Fantastic! I am so surprised to see that it was in MI ! What a treat!
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35. WunderPhotoAdmin (Admin) 9:28 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Spectacular! Thank you for sharing!
Christine
36. CythiaSue 9:51 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Thanks for sharing this beauty!
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37. shbknits 10:32 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
WOW!!!!!
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38. hoecat 10:51 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
WOW this is just plain awesome. Thanks for sharing. Here in central OH we didn't see squat lol
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39. Kennebunker 11:26 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Just have got to add my "10", and a hearty kudos and congrats on this fabulous image! Wow, oh wow!
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40. speciale 11:46 PM GMT on April 24, 2012    
Fantastic and I wish I could see this occur. Someday maybe, it is on my bucket list!!!! Congrats on AC!!! Should go to world view if it hasn't already!!!!
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41. SVLover 12:55 AM GMT on April 25, 2012    
Wish I could fav it again, since I keep coming back to it. :)
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42. Magis 8:56 AM GMT on April 25, 2012    
Perfect capture. Thanks for sharing it with us all
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43. tamcat 4:29 AM GMT on May 05, 2012    
Wow! Excellent! -kevin :)
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44. pokparentof2 1:50 PM GMT on May 15, 2012    
This is amazing! I've never seen a shot with all this activity. Beautiful shot!
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45. emixam101 3:26 AM GMT on October 14, 2012    
Truly an amazing picture!
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