10-15-2024, 07:26 AM
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#361
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Mayor of McKenzie Towne
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Originally Posted by firebug
Not northern lights, but a pretty good comet view in the western sky right now. It Will set in about 45 minutes.
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https://imgur.com/RktZCvp
With my arm outstretched the tail was as big as the distance between tips of my thumb and pinky fingers when my fingers were spread.
And, like the Aurora photos you see, the comet isn’t as bright to the naked eye as it shows in the linked photo.
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Last edited by firebug; 10-15-2024 at 10:02 AM.
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10-15-2024, 08:52 AM
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#362
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First Line Centre
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What a beauty. Went out there following the note in this thread but must have missed it or couldn't find it
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09-01-2025, 07:08 AM
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#363
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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https://www.space.com/stargazing/aur...-sept-1-2-2025
Looks like a strong chance tonight, but the weather forecast has thunderstorms possible, so we may miss it, or get a good combo.
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11-11-2025, 08:41 PM
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#364
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary, AB
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Sounds like they are visible in Calgary right now!
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11-11-2025, 09:11 PM
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#365
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by bagofpucks
Sounds like they are visible in Calgary right now!
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Super strong sporadically, red hue is what you are looking for. It will look far stronger with a phone or camera but it is visible to the naked eye.
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11-11-2025, 09:39 PM
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#366
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Firebot
Super strong sporadically, red hue is what you are looking for. It will look far stronger with a phone or camera but it is visible to the naked eye.
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Camera seems to be the key. You can see some pink / red in the sky, but need something better than human eyes.
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11-11-2025, 10:46 PM
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#367
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Beautiful reds and pinks in the WNW in the Pass.
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11-12-2025, 10:13 AM
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#368
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Franchise Player
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I must be the only person in this damn city who hasn't seen them here. The last 3 alerts, including last night, I have gone to the nice clear field by my house and perhaps see a very faint hue, but never the cool photos everyone else has.
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11-12-2025, 10:23 AM
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#369
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
I must be the only person in this damn city who hasn't seen them here. The last 3 alerts, including last night, I have gone to the nice clear field by my house and perhaps see a very faint hue, but never the cool photos everyone else has.
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Those photos only look cool because cameras will pick up the lights much stronger than the naked eye can. Next time try looking at the sky through your phone camera and you'll probably see something
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11-12-2025, 10:35 AM
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#370
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Franchise Player
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I definitely did that. Was at the sport's field on 130th ave looking north. Nothing to see other than an extremely faint hue and nothing extra in the camera. This around 730pm.
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11-12-2025, 10:56 AM
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#371
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
I definitely did that. Was at the sport's field on 130th ave looking north. Nothing to see other than an extremely faint hue and nothing extra in the camera. This around 730pm.
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Some phone cameras aren’t great. My basic iPhone SE is crap for that.
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11-12-2025, 10:02 PM
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#372
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary, AB
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Great showing in the foothills, I’ll try to post some pics in a bit.
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11-12-2025, 10:05 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary, AB
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11-12-2025, 11:02 PM
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#374
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by bagofpucks
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cool stuff. If you play with the exposure length that sometimes adds more colors that your eyes don't pick up. Also supposedly there may be some meteors tonight too so I'm sure we'll see some great combos... both real photos and AI produced.
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11-12-2025, 11:06 PM
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#375
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RichieRich
cool stuff. If you play with the exposure length that sometimes adds more colors that your eyes don't pick up. Also supposedly there may be some meteors tonight too so I'm sure we'll see some great combos... both real photos and AI produced.
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Oh cool, good to know. I was tempted to go grab my proper camera, but my 5 and 7 year old were really enjoying watching them and the coyotes were howling not far from us, so I figured we better keep it close…haha.
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