Aurora Australis April 2017

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Aurora Australis April 2017

Postby tubeswell » Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:29 pm

Picture taken at Wellington's south coast last weekend when we had particularly clear skies
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Re: Aurora Australis April 2017

Postby Arneb » Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:50 pm

W..W..Whoaaaaaaa. Did you take that youself? Man, that's an APOD. What a wonderful image.
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Re: Aurora Australis April 2017

Postby Lance » Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:59 pm

Arneb wrote:Man, that's an APOD.

Yes, yes.

Arneb wrote:What a wonderful image.

Yes it is.
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Re: Aurora Australis April 2017

Postby Lianachan » Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:09 pm

Impressive. Most impressive.
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Re: Aurora Australis April 2017

Postby tubeswell » Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:15 pm

No I'm not that good. But I am good at stealing stuff LoL
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Re: Aurora Australis April 2017

Postby Enzo » Thu Apr 27, 2017 3:29 am

That is glorious. When I lived in the country I had a clear shot at the aurorae. Now living in town, I can never see them.
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