Well, if I was down south, where it is dark, I would recommend this: Fast, Wide, Elite Chrome 200, maybe pushed to 400.
i.e., 28mm f/2, or 24mm f/2, or 24mm f/1.4 Vary the exposure from 10 to 60 seconds, in steps of 10 seconds And REMOVE ANY FILTERS! Obviously tripod and cable release... You might try a fisheye wide open (f/2.8 ?) also. Untill darkness comes back up here, I can only envy you ... Michel Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Glenn Arthur Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 17 July, 2002 15:34 Subject: OT: Auroras > Well it's closer to being on-topic here than the mailing list > I just saw this on ... > > > http://www3.cosmiverse.com/news/space/0702/space07160208.html > > > > > > NOAA forecasters estimate a 10% chance of severe geomagnetic activity > > on Wednesday; sky watchers should be alert for auroras. > > What's the concise rule-of-thumb approach to photographing these > if I'm lucky enough to see one this far south? > > -- Glenn > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .