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12-MAR-2012

The Corona

This was the view looking straight up, shortly after "The Vortex" was captured over arctic Alaska. You're looking into the eye of an auroral corona during a significant geomagnetic storm. The rays are actually quite straight. The effect here results entirely from perspective -- similar to how one standing on railroad tracks will perceive them to converge in the distance, even though they continue to run parallel to one another.

Nikon D700
15s f/2.8 at 14.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time12-Mar-2012 04:59:01
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D700
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length14 mm
Exposure Time15.00 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias0.33
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
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anuschka11-Nov-2013 19:56
Amazing. V
Yiannis Pavlis02-Jan-2013 02:24
Fantastic work !!
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