Light show at the lake (Explored, May 15, 2024)

What a night. After my app warned me that I had a 15% chance of seeing auroras in the sky today at my location (camping at Bleilochstausee/Thuringia), I was initially moderately enthusiastic.

Sightings are possible from time to time. However, they are usually very faint and barely visible to the naked eye.

But this aurora borealis was quite something. It was preceded by a particularly strong mass ejection CME of the sun two days ago. The spectacle was particularly intense between 10:30 pm and 2:30 am.

To cut a long story short: this experience was so unique (in our latitudes) and beautiful that I am extremely grateful to have seen and experienced it with my own eyes. It was another one of those moments when you realize how wonderful this little earth in our solar system is. At the same time, how worth protecting it is and that we humans should stop and reflect more often.

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Taken in: Germany / Thuringia / Saale-Orla-Kreis / Kloster (show map)

Taken on: May 11, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R6, f/4.5, 30 sec, 20mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R6
Lens:	20mm F1.4 DG HSM \| Art 015
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	20mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
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Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.2 (Windows)
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