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		Nition on May 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora I was in a place with fair amount of light pollution, and far from where the aurora would be strongest. These two photos taken with my camera, are approximately how it looked to my eyes after they'd adjusted to the dark: https://i.imgur.com/8OOiCgX.png https://i.imgur.com/GCpyumd.png As a comparison, this is how my phone captured the same scene with default settings: https://i.imgur.com/FCvN3gf.jpeg

silisili on May 12, 2024 [–]

Thanks! Certainly two entirely different visuals.

Nition on May 12, 2024 | [–]

Yeah. Although I'm sure you can get closer to the phone photo in real life if you're somewhere very dark and near the poles.

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