Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora

Re:Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora by Nition on Saturday May 11, 2024 @08:46PM (#40331578)

I was in a place with fair amount of light pollution, and far from where the aurora would be strongest.

These two photos taken with my camera, are approximately how it looked to my eyes after they'd adjusted to the dark:

As a comparison, this is how my phone captured the same scene with default settings:

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Re:Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora by silisili on Saturday May 11, 2024 @09:32PM (#40331771)

Thanks! Certainly two entirely different visuals.

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Re:Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora by Nition on Saturday May 11, 2024 @11:55PM (#40332185)

Yeah. Although I'm sure you can get closer to the phone photo in real life if you're somewhere very dark and near the poles.

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