by zendae1 » Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:40 pm
These photos are always compelling, but I only wish this: I have seen the aurora in all it's glory once, and noctilucent clouds once. Each time, it was much darker than in any of the photos that I have seen depict. I would like to see this as I have seen it, with the proper darkness. The photos always look like it is virtually daytime but with stars. Back in 1976, when the aurora came down to my latitude - 40 North - I took photos of it with an old Brownie-type camera that used type 616 film. The photos were beautiful, and they showed the true darkness. When I saw the noctilucent clouds, back in the mid 1960s, the sky was quite dark, and only the faintest glimmer of fading twilight shone. The clouds were truly dramatic glowing wisps in a night sky. As beautiful as our current pics are, I have yet to see a photo of either event that duplicates this.
These photos are always compelling, but I only wish this: I have seen the aurora in all it's glory once, and noctilucent clouds once. Each time, it was much darker than in any of the photos that I have seen depict. I would like to see this as I have seen it, with the proper darkness. The photos always look like it is virtually daytime but with stars. Back in 1976, when the aurora came down to my latitude - 40 North - I took photos of it with an old Brownie-type camera that used type 616 film. The photos were beautiful, and they showed the true darkness. When I saw the noctilucent clouds, back in the mid 1960s, the sky was quite dark, and only the faintest glimmer of fading twilight shone. The clouds were truly dramatic glowing wisps in a night sky. As beautiful as our current pics are, I have yet to see a photo of either event that duplicates this.