First stop at Valahalla. No aurora, a bit bright, but still got some decent shots of the stars. Later the lights put on a good show so we stopped in the road near Þingvellir. The clouds seem to add to the images.
Date(s): Dec 26th 2003. Album by Frank Hollis. Photos by Frank Hollis. 1 - 12 of 12 Total. 2567 Visits.
enlarge 72KB, 799x599 1 Orion from Valhalla 20s exposure, showing the light in Valhalla's car park and the light pollution, presumably from Þingvellir.
enlarge 52KB, 800x600 2 Pleiades and Hyades With Saturn at bottom left
enlarge 96KB, 800x600 3 Cassiopeia, Perseus and Andromeda M31 is just about visible. Obviously a longer exposure than 22s is needed to get that and the Milky Way
enlarge 68KB, 800x600 4 23 DSCN0447 The following were all taken from Þingvellir National Park on Dec 26th. The contrast has been stretched for the landscape on some images.
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enlarge 70KB, 800x600 6 25 DSCN0456 In this picture, and most of the others you can see the Plough (top left) and Leo (bottom, partially obscured by clouds)
enlarge 40KB, 800x600 7 25 DSCN0456 filtered This is the previous image that has been attacked by Noise Ninja.
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enlarge 46KB, 800x600 12 30 DSCN0467 According to the guide the aurora was showing red and orange at this time. Or it could just have been street lights on the ever-increasing cloud.
