Capella & Noctilucent Clouds

[JohnSadlerAstro]

Hi,

My 1st entry to a SGL competition, I hope this is sufficiently astronomy-ish . I took this one evening in Appledore, North Devon. This is the view across the river estuary looking north-northwest, about 90mins after sunset. The whole northern horizon was dominated by really bright and sharply defined noctilucents alongside Capella, and the colours and contrast in the sky were the best I've seen. The sunset afterglow is exaggerated by light pollution from Braunton and Chivenor, hidden behind the dunes on the other side of the river.

Eos 1000d and 55-200mm lens, on EQ2, electronic shutter.

Lens set to 55mm, at f/4.5

4 sec exposure, ISO400.

Some light processing in Gimp and Star Tools.

John  

Edited June 29, 2019 by JohnSadlerAstro