New Athenaeum Post- Non-Solar Images: Astrophotography by John Minnerath, Part 3

 

 

 

Non-Solar Images: Astrophotography by John Minnerath, Part 3

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Comments

[Maureen Lang]

The latest astroimages in your TA post are wonderful, John. Perhaps you could enlighten me on where this one in particular, the beauteous Aurora photo, was taken, and how? Thanks!

[John Minnerath]

This was from the Inupiaq village of Wainwright in NW Alaska. On the Chukchi Sea portion of the Arctic Ocean.
One of a series I took in the 90's using an Olympus OM-1 and film. The film I was using had a high green response, hence the color.
One of the greatest Auroral displays I've ever seen. As I recall temperatures at the time were somewhere below -50°F.
BTW, the bright dot in the loop is the planet Venus that happened to be hovering near the horizon.

[Maureen Lang]

Thank you on the info regarding place & method. I did wonder at the dot in the auroral loop- you caught two sky beauties in one shot there.

As I mentioned in our email exchange, we always blow up your astroimages for viewing on a big screen tv. The detail visible in this particular photo is just stunning.

[Cieran]

John:

Your images are astounding, and the range of astronomical phenomena that you have captured is equally amazing. Great work!