Green cirrostratus at night?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:55 pm
About a month ago I took this mysterious image near Glacier national park (48°41'58.97" N / 113°24'26.21" W):
I don't know what this green stuff in the sky is. Can it be polar lights? For me this seems to be very unlikely south of 49° north, looking in direction south. But have a look by yourself at the timelapse I created from this scene: http://www.mylandscape.ch/DSC_5264.avi
I didn't see something with my naked eye, but I spent most of the exposure time of in total 800s in the car, speaking with my wife. I was surprised when I saw the shots on my camera. When looking at the timelapse it looks like radioactive cirrostratus clouds, but I don't think that's it. But I cannot believe it's polar light. The motion is not typical and it would be very far south too.
Has anyone an explanation?
I don't know what this green stuff in the sky is. Can it be polar lights? For me this seems to be very unlikely south of 49° north, looking in direction south. But have a look by yourself at the timelapse I created from this scene: http://www.mylandscape.ch/DSC_5264.avi
I didn't see something with my naked eye, but I spent most of the exposure time of in total 800s in the car, speaking with my wife. I was surprised when I saw the shots on my camera. When looking at the timelapse it looks like radioactive cirrostratus clouds, but I don't think that's it. But I cannot believe it's polar light. The motion is not typical and it would be very far south too.
Has anyone an explanation?