My first images of the Northern Lights

[deadfraggle]

And for kicks, I made this animated gif:

Captured at around 1:30 am, May 18th, 2013, in Fort Coulonge, Quebec, Canada.

[foundaplanet]

Good ones, I like the animation.

You would be able to get rid of the noise (grainy effect) by taking a dark frame and combining this with you light frame in a program such as Deep sky stacker. It is a free download and a very useful program. Your dark frame is taken at the same focus and exposure time that you use for your image (light frame) with the lens cap on.

Sorry if you already know this.

[deadfraggle]

Good ones, I like the animation.

You would be able to get rid of the noise (grainy effect) by taking a dark frame and combining this with you light frame in a program such as Deep sky stacker. It is a free download and a very useful program. Your dark frame is taken at the same focus and exposure time that you use for your image (light frame) with the lens cap on.

Sorry if you already know this.

Very informative, tank you. I took these pictures at various settings since it was all trial and error for me. 90% of the time it's cloudy here, or the moon is bright, so I don't often get to practice.

[foundaplanet]

Very informative, tank you. I took these pictures at various settings since it was all trial and error for me. 90% of the time it's cloudy here, or the moon is bright, so I don't often get to practice.

Sounds like we have the same weather..

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice indeed. I have yet to see this phenomenon