Aurora Australis to the SE

From a 1966 slide. Mawson lies under the auroral oval, the annular zone around the south magnetic pole where auroras are most prevalent. In plain language, there was an aurora most nights. This is from one of the Ektachrome films we "home developed" while there.

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Gerda

Breathtaking beauty!!!

10 years ago.

tiabunna ^club has replied to Gerda

Thank you, Gerda.

10 years ago.

RHH

Something I would dearly love to see.

3 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

Sigh, I'll miss out this winter... A very beautiful aurora. I imagine capturing this on film must be much more difficult than with a digital camera.

3 years ago.

tiabunna ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Thank you, Gudrun, and apologies for my very late reply, I'd missed your posting previously. Yes, with 160 ISO film, as I recall this was something a two minute exposure with the 35mm lens wide open at 2.8

3 years ago.

beverley

comment box on the next picture is missing George, did you know ?

3 years ago.

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