Auroras and Storms

During my flight from San Francisco to Zurich the route took us over Manitoba and the northern Hudson Bay. The was forecasted Aurora activity was exactly in this area. I therefore installed my camera on the windshield and was looking forward to see the show unfold.

 

Unfortunately, there was strong thunderstorm activity right where the most intensive part of the Aurora was and we were skimming cloud tops for about 40 minutes until the Moon rose and the Aurora was almost gone.

 

The time lapse movie shows quite a few interesting atmospheric phenomena: At the beginning you can see some faint airglow, which is replaced by the Aurora as we approach it. Towards the end of the movie you can see part of a lunar halo with a paraselene, a sun dog, produced by hexagonal ice crystals in the thin cirrus clouds.

 

For a 4K version, check my YouTube channel:

youtu.be/elTW4QSNvpU

 

EXIF

Canon EOS Ra

Samyang 24mm f/1.4 @ f/2

1361 x 5s @ ISO6400

Mount: Boeing 777-300ER at 33’000 feet

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Uploaded on September 5, 2021