Northern Lights

Northern Lights

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.

Dec 26th 2003Showing 1-12 of 122607 visitsAlbum by Frank HollisPhotos by Frank Hollis

enlarge 72KB, 799x599 Orion from Valhalla 20s exposure, showing the light in Valhalla's car park and the light pollution, presumably from Þingvellir.	enlarge 52KB, 800x600 Pleiades and Hyades With Saturn at bottom left	enlarge 96KB, 800x600 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 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.
enlarge 78KB, 800x600 24 DSCN0450	enlarge 70KB, 800x600 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 25 DSCN0456 filtered This is the previous image that has been attacked by Noise Ninja.	enlarge 60KB, 800x600 26 DSCN0457
enlarge 77KB, 800x600 27 DSCN0459	enlarge 64KB, 800x600 28 DSCN0461	enlarge 80KB, 800x600 29 DSCN0465	enlarge 46KB, 800x600 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.