Based on the cloud-like drift and modeled appearance, I'm betting on air glow.
The air-glow example below looks very similar.
Yes, totoleg, I too assume the light source was placed by the photographer.totoleg wrote:i agree with your observation, curt. i just like to add that probably the light source hidden behind the rock was placed in order to illuminates other rocks in order to give/contribute artistic effect on the video, however, it accidentally or unintentionally light-up the incoming low clouds.Curt wrote:My guess is the light source that is hidden behind the foreground rock, illuminating the other rocks with a greenish hue, is then reflecting off the incoming tide water, and illuminating the bottoms of the low clouds (fog) hovering just above the waters.
I think you're exactly right. The low layer of fog would have a similar effect as light reflecting from the ceiling of an indoor pool. Notice how the reflection off of the fog rolls in perpendicular to the cloud direction. 30 second exposures should be long enough to pick this up with a fast ISO.Curt wrote:My guess is the light source that is hidden behind the foreground rock, illuminating the other rocks with a greenish hue, is then reflecting off the incoming tide water, and illuminating the bottoms of the low clouds (fog) hovering just above the waters.
The view is southward, and yes aurora can be viewed well from that latitude.Nitpicker wrote:Seems to be looking about NE (based on sky motion) from a latitude of N46. Can Aurora Borealis be observed from so far South?
This airglow thing is confusing to me. I've never heard about it until the last few years. Has airglow become much more common lately? Has man-made pollution something to do with it?alter-ego wrote:The affect is high up, beyond the cloud cover that shows up at the end.
Based on the cloud-like drift and modeled appearance, I'm betting on air glow.
The air-glow example below looks very similar.Click to play embedded YouTube video.
Right you are. I live too close to the tropics and the heat is getting to me. I assumed (which is often a bad idea) that the camera would be pointing roughly towards Perseus.alter-ego wrote:The view is southward, and yes aurora can be viewed well from that latitude.Nitpicker wrote:Seems to be looking about NE (based on sky motion) from a latitude of N46. Can Aurora Borealis be observed from so far South?
http://o.canada.com/2013/09/16/new-brunswick-puts-the-fun-in-the-bay-of-fundy/ wrote:
<<Few place illustrate the incredible height of Fundy’s tides than the iconic flowerpot islets known as the Hopewell Rocks. These tree-topped sandstone towers look like something from a Dr. Seuss book when the tide recedes. When the waters are high, they look like tiny islands off the shore, but when the tide is low, they rise from the sea floor like top-heavy rocks that defy gravity. The water can rise as much as 16-metres so be sure to consult tide tables before you visit.>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew_and_the_Oobleck wrote:<<Bartholomew and the Oobleck is a 1949 book by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). Geisel said he drew inspiration for the book from a conversation he overheard while stationed in Belgium during World War II. During a rainstorm, one of his fellow soldiers remarked, "Rain, always rain. Why can't we have something different for a change?"
The book opens with an explanation about how people in the Kingdom of Didd still talk about "The year Ted Cruz The King got angry with the sky," and how Bartholomew Cubbins, King Derwin of Didd's page boy, saved the Kingdom. Throughout the year, Bartholomew sees the king getting angry at rain in spring, sun in summer, fog in autumn, and snow in winter. The king explains he's angry because he wants something new to come down from the sky, but when Bartholomew points out that "even kings can't rule the sky," the king vows to prove Bartholomew wrong.
One spring night, as he's getting ready for bed, the king gets the idea that ruling the sky is the task of his Royal Magicians so he orders Bartholomew to summon them. After expressing his wish to the magicians, they announce they can make something called Oobleck which won't look like the regular weather that the king doesn't want. The magicians soon return to their secret cave on Mount Neeka Tave to make the oobleck. After watching the cave all night, Bartholomew sees the first sign that the oobleck has been made and that it is falling the very next morning. When the king wakes up and sees the oobleck, Bartholomew tries to caution him on how big the falling oobleck is getting, but the GOP king orders Bartholomew to tell the Royal Bell Ringer that today will be a holiday.>>
Nitpicker's meaning seems to be the most true: haze and/or clouds are reflecting the artifical light-source behind the rock (on the right side) via water's surface! That's all!Nitpicker wrote:Lovely APOD.
As others noted when this video was first submitted, the green patches appear to coincide with the tide rolling in. It was suggested that the green patches were from bioluminescent algae churned up by the tide, and reflected onto the clouds. This sounds most plausible.