Aurora: 18-19 February 2013

[James Fraser]

Hello,
I had a go at a moonlight timelapse on February 18-19. Using the Canon 600D camera in Movie Mode with Magic Lantern added to the card to slow down the the frame rate to one frame every four seconds.
I seem to have picked up faint aurora activity - 00.33 to 01.18UT
You can see the result here. Camera pointed NW in the direction of Perseus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_MigZeVcDQ
Cheers!
Jimmy

[Julius]

Nice timelapse. It look like a good way, to silence the camera shutter and reduce the wear and tear on the shutter mechanism.

[James Fraser]

Many thanks! I look forward to trying it on NLC's in the summer. Saving the shutter from firing constantly should be a real bonus.