If I recall the saying correctly, “Red sky at night… mean that the sheep are on fire.”. This isn’t a case of burning quadrupeds, though, but a shot taken by NASA near Flinders of Last week’s Solar storm. And it’s not just a good looking shot.
That looks stunning, but head over to NASA’s picture site, and you not only get the full-sized version, but also mouseover awesomeness that gives you detail on what you’re actually looking at. I could stare at this image for days…
[NASA Astronomy]
stevjosco
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 5:03 PMI did not know that an aurora would be visible as close to me as Flinders… and so far north of the South Pole.
Damn Melbourne’s sports obsessed news media.
vin
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 5:32 PMi’ve been in some pretty remote areas… and i have never, ever, ever, ever seen a sky like that! :(
david
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 5:42 PMThat’s correct, this would have been done using long exposure and a ridiculously low f-stop lens.
It would have been done in pitch black and on a sky with no moon.
Very impressive though! I so wish they did a timelapse of it! You should check out this http://vimeo.com/14352658 if you like those sorts of shots. It’s a timelapse and it just gives so much more depth to those images. Makes you feel like we really are spinning around on a little planet.
Space2099
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 7:39 PMdavid “I so wish they did a timelapse of it!”
They did!
http://vimeo.com/35630244