{"id":313,"date":"2015-06-10T01:43:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T13:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceoflight.net\/blog\/?p=313"},"modified":"2016-06-24T01:01:26","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T13:01:26","slug":"meeting-a-new-friend-under-the-bright-night-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceoflight.net\/blog\/2015\/06\/meeting-a-new-friend-under-the-bright-night-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting a new friend under the aurora"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was exciting to see some display in the sky after a long wait with no signs of aurora. There were no attractive sunspots indicating any hope of auroras. Then the coronal hole appeared and all of a sudden alerts were on.<\/p>\n

\"coronal<\/a>copyright SDO\/AIA<\/p>\n

As usual I went to a spot that seemed better in cloud clearance. This time hoping to get some reflections. But not only did I see some beautiful show of auroras, I met a new friend. Chasing auroras\u00a0 meant sometime you meet people and become friends in the dark during night. This time it wasn’t just an ordinary friend.
\nIt was a cute little seal.<\/p>\n

I was very focused on one end of the aurora and as I shifted the lens slowly to the other end since I was trying to capture a sequence of shots to make a panorama (stitch photos together to make a panorama). Then I found something there relatively large in the dark.<\/p>\n

Jumping out very quickly from the water with the tripod that half sank with the tide getting higher. It took me a moment to understand who was the owner of the shadow. It was a friendly seal. Very curios and adorable. Also very photogenic.<\/p>\n

It was featured again on the top page of spaceweather.com together with the photos of the Proton Arc (Later found it was a even more rare phenomena called SAR Arc<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>) and the peak beams of the night with the reflection I was after. Quite a lucky fun night.<\/p>\n

For further information
\nhttp:\/\/spaceweathergallery.com\/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=113392&PHPSESSID=c3osipmubpu3llr2lgerhn8e37<\/a><\/p>\n

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