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Don Moore

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Capturing Alaskan scenes, happenings, and experiences for all to see. Also, sharing the life of my garbage can, Derby (they/them). I don’t see typos. Opinions are my own. Live, work, and play on Dena'ina Lands.

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Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 4d

For the garbage can fans. Near the end of this timelapse, the aurora got super bright overhead, lighting up the ground and Derby.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 4d

The pulsing auroras are typically not as bright. You'll need to push the ISO quite a bit.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 5d

Brighter the better. I shoot 24fps at 1/50 shutter speed if handholding.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 5d

Sony EV-Z1 (similar sensor as Sony A7SIII and FX3), Sony 35mm F1.4, @ ISO128000. My Sony 20mm F1.8 was on my other camera, which I usually use.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 5d

I just saw the aurora to the north-northeast in Anchorage. It's not fully dark yet. It's pretty lit in Yellowknife currently. Let's see if we get another pre-10pm burst.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 5d

I’ll do better next time. 😀

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 5d

It was bright this time, all but the purple colors. Most of the auroras the camera surpasses what the eyes can see. There are exceptions like this that we get at higher latitudes.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 5d

😀 Not this time.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 5d

Who's ready for more aurora? This is in normal speed (no timelapse) from 9/30 around 930pm in Anchorage.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 6d

Last night's aurora show just before 10pm, which took off before the clouds in. 😀 This is the 2nd pre-10pm burst this week.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 7d

Make Aurora Great Again

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 7d

Cell phone photo currently looking east south east.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 7d

We get a lot of cloudy auroras here too, especially fall. Fortunately, the higher latitude here gives me more chances.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks. It was sunny today but clouds are racing here tonight.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 7d

There were several nice bursts last night. The first was around 930pm (what an early treat!). This is another bigger one about 125am. This timelapse covers about 5 minutes of time.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 8d

Derby wanted to watch the aurora tonight. Happy Garbage Eve to all that celebrate!

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 8d

Fall auroras in Anchorage usually means aurora with clouds. Here's last night's show.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 12d

Makes you think.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 12d

The hurricane center said this today about hurricane Narda in the east pacific.

"A fortuitous 1329 UTC SAR RCM-1 NRCS image revealed a 15 nm symmetric eye beneath a small CDO..."

My analysis. Narda has an outie belly button (circled).

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 12d

While we wait for better conditions, here's another Sept aurora viewed from near Hope, AK with a bright moon. The water is draining out of Turnagain Arm because the moon said to. Like most Sept auroras here, clouds are usually photobombing.

My bucket list still includes a bore tide with aurora.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 14d

Sad low energy trains.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 14d

Seems like the train was parked 5-7 min. It was a long and slow moving one otherwise. I couldn’t see how far the traffic was backed up behind me. Far enough that people probably didn’t know what was happening.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 14d

While we wait for more auroras, here's an aurora show from Sep 2023. The clouds had lots of different places to be.

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 14d

Glad I don’t live there. 😀

Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 14d

Are trains suppose to stop when crossing roads