Back in the fifties, before "light polution" was such a problem, you could see the northern lights even in North Texas on cold, clear winter nights.For an interesting shot of the lights, go to:http://www.ptialaska.net/~hutch/4500ani.html

 

No filters, No photoshop adjustments. Straight from the sky to the film to the print. I kind of wish there would have been other colors because I have seen pictures of rainbow type displays.
http://www.kisr.net/aurora.shtmlYou can see that most of the stars are white except for the ones that arn't.

 

Try a total eclipse of the sun. That is the most amazing thing I've ever seen -- I've seen four of them.

 

That's pretty cool. This weekend, I'm planning to go see the Leonids meteor shower out in the desert (Joshua Tree). I'll see if I can get any god pics of them.

 

Possibility Leonids will swarm -- up to 1,000 per hour. Happened a couple of times in the early 20th century. People who saw it thought it was the end of the world.

 

1998 was a good year with meteors coming in in 3 at a time and more. Some were so bright the ground would be lit for a fraction of a second. Hope it doesn't cloud up.http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast08nov_1.htm

 

Thanks for the link. Now I know what the best time to look into the sky is. Looks like I'll be staying up late on Sat. night.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TRICKS46
[B]1998 was a good year with meteors coming in in 3 at a time and more.

 

Any guys here wanna meet up for Team Irvine for the Mt. Palomar meteor show?

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...&threadid=35529

 

Looks like California is out this year for me, it's also 24hrs. non stop driving. You guys take some tripod shots and let me see. Looks like it will be cloudy here.

 

totally awesome....would love to have been there in person to see that....totally awe struck