It was a night to remember as the skies opened up early at dawn and started filling our magnetosphere with solar winds. Aurora was photographed at dawn on the 24th and revved up all day, and it was thought that a CME added to the coronal hole that spread auroras across the skies, down into […]
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Exceptional candids are often the most memorable of shots from any event/wedding. Learn how to create beautiful candid photos.
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Night photography is a beautiful way to capture the world around us in a new and different light. However, if you’re not careful, it can also be an incredibly dangerous activity. Whether you’re looking to capture starscapes or cityscapes, here are some tips for staying safe while photographing at night. Bring a Buddy or TwoHaving
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The beautiful moments of youth in children are so special and precious. As parents, you want to remember every moment and preserve them in photos, but finding a patient photographer who is adept at putting kids at ease, and capturing the essence of your child can be a challenge. What Makes a Great Photo? When
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Are you looking for a way to capture the memories of your special event? Event photography is an excellent way to do just that. It’s an art form that allows professional photographers to document and immortalize any occasion, from weddings and birthdays to corporate events. Let’s take a look at why event photography is so important.
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What motivated you to volunteer as a NASA citizen scientist? How did you learn about NASA citizen science? I was fortunate enough to be contacted by Dr. Stephen Mende from UC Berkeley, an esteemed space physicist who found a blog post of mine about subauroral arcs, or Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE), that I was
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Subauroral emissions known as STEVEs (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancements) are sometimes accompanied by green arcs containing magnetic field-aligned “picket fence” structures. In a newly published spectrum of a green picket fence arc Gillies et al. (2019, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL083272) showed that the visible emission in such arcs is mostly OI 557.7 nm with minimal N2+ 1N. This finding
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Abstract Photos of a spectacular optical phenomenon, nicknamed STEVE, show finely structured, purple-colored, east-west arcs spanning the sky. These purple Sub-auroral Arc Emissions are associated with Sub-Auroral Ion Drifts, often accompanied by separate green arcs frequently displaying magnetic field aligned rays suggesting charge particle excitation. Both types of these arcs and polar auroras appear in
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Canadian freelance photographer Christy Turner recently ran into a bit of good luck in the form of some “bad” weather. In the aftermath of a violent thunderstorm on the day of a graduation shoot, nature rewarded her with a spectacular backdrop of mammatus clouds … and a rainbow to boot. The story began when a colleague and friend of
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