The Northern Crown

Aurora looking out over Reykjavik Fjord -October 2017 - Canon 600D DSLR - 5 sec RAW exposure converted to HD using Canon Photo Professional software tools- credit George Roberts

" Often the more subtle affects of the aurora are best captured on camera after the moments of greatest intensity. I love the way our sponsor George Roberts was lucky enough to capture this very moment of quiet after the storm." - Kurt Thrust - acting CEO and current Director of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.

" The constellation Corona Borealis or the Northern Crown is visible in the above image as a 'horseshoe asterism' more or less in the middle of the auroral glow. In Greek Mythology, the constellation represents the crown given by the god Dionysus to the Cretan princess Ariadne and placed by him in the sky". Karl Segin - Community outreach coordinator.

 

Composite of two images taken with a Canon 600D DSLR - Reykjavik Fjord - October 2017