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James McCue
Jemez Springs, New Mexico, United States
03/23/2023
10:25 pm

Equipment Details:

Canon EOS Rebel T7 // f 3.5 // Exp. 6 sec. // ISO - 6400 // 18 mm focal length

Post-processing Details:

Adjusted for long exposure noise - resized for upload/download

Image Details:

A friend gave me a heads up that the geomagnetic storm was going on, so I grabbed my camera and set up for a time lapse - I was pleasantly surprised at how vibrant the aurora was so far south. This is my first time viewing the Aurora.

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