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You can see the sequence here at 02:14. The red stuff is more noticeable right before the moon sets.
Can anyone please explain me what is going on here? Dust maybe?
Thanks!
I don't think that's possible because this was taken in Northern Argentina. As far as I know, we can't see auroras from here (we are far away from both poles).Ann wrote:Not that I know, of course, but to me it looks as if the faint red streaks could be a very faint red aurora.
Ann
Indeed, if you are in northern Argentina, then you are far from either pole. I checked this map to see that northernmost Argentina is just north of the Tropic of Capricorn.leandroprz wrote:I don't think that's possible because this was taken in Northern Argentina. As far as I know, we can't see auroras from here (we are far away from both poles).Ann wrote:Not that I know, of course, but to me it looks as if the faint red streaks could be a very faint red aurora.
Ann
http://home.comcast.net/~tprinty/Astronomy/aurora.htm wrote:
My first experiences with Aurora surprisingly occurred in Orlando, Florida on March 13, 1989. On that evening, I had to take out the garbage for the next day and suddenly noticed the sky was an odd red color. As I pondered the color of the sky, I assumed a fire must be nearby but heard no fire engines/alarms. A glance towards the first quarter moon revealed a red glow around it and suddenly, I realized that the recent solar flare event had triggered a massive aurora visible at my latitude. The actual event was seen in the Bahamas!
Photographic auroras are present all the way to the Equator at times, so you could certainly have caught one. You could go back through online data and see what the solar activity was like when you took these images. However, the structure looks to me like clouds, not an aurora. It's too stable for an aurora, and you don't see any characteristic streamers, columns, rays, or other features typically seen. Throughout your video other reddened clouds are visible, as well. I think you just have a very thin cloud layer that is either picking up a bit of light pollution, or possibly scattering some red from the moonlight.leandroprz wrote:I don't think that's possible because this was taken in Northern Argentina. As far as I know, we can't see auroras from here (we are far away from both poles).
I've been searching for data but haven't found any website with such information. Where can I check that?Chris Peterson wrote:You could go back through online data and see what the solar activity was like when you took these images.
In that case I guess it's moonlight because there wasn't light pollution there.Chris Peterson wrote:However, the structure looks to me like clouds, not an aurora. It's too stable for an aurora, and you don't see any characteristic streamers, columns, rays, or other features typically seen. Throughout your video other reddened clouds are visible, as well. I think you just have a very thin cloud layer that is either picking up a bit of light pollution, or possibly scattering some red from the moonlight.