In late 2022 I installed an Annke NC800 4K, 8MP IP Bullet Camera with F1.0 and an exceptional low lux of 0.005. which basically means great colour images in low light. The camera is located in the small village of Kolforsen, just outside of Ockelbo in central Sweden. Pointing the camera to the north, I set out to capture the Aurora borealis or Northern Lights in 4K.
No, the area is heavily forested and they fell hectares of trees for wood, paper etc. When they do this it's a 24/7 operation and so they use light in the forest to see. it's just reflecting off a cloud, its quite common to see. Thanks for watching 😀
Thank you, I always put on a thumbnail from the video in question. It's difficult to see, but the timecode of when the thumb was captured in in the bottom left. Hope you like the videos as well 👍
Hi, I think you are under the impression that the videos are from a DSLR and combined into a Timelapse, Im afraid not.... this is a security camera on the back of my house. Mind you, its a good security camera with an F1 aperture and a 0.0005 lux so with out lighting it sees very well in the dark. Its recording live images at .3 of a second per frame and in in Final Cut I tone down the brightness as it is too bright. Hope that helps. Enjoy the videos, and when permitting I post a live stream on to RU-vid as well
Hi, if you look for tree in the middle with the flat top, then to the left of that is another tree with a more pointed top, That is approximately due north. Most of the videos I've done you see the Aurora in the NNW position, only when its very strong does it fill the field of view. Hope that helps.
Yes it is, I'm lucky enough to have a rear view to the north and very little light pollution, Plus the camera is very sensitive to light so it sees a lot more that the naked eye would see.
WoW I just read on BBC News that this Aurora could be seen from many parts of the world, even from the Canary Islands. Do you know where the Canary Islands are? I don't know if you've ever been able to see the Northern Lights from here. I can't believe it, I personally didn't see it.
Hi, Surprised that is could be seen in the Canary Islands, that is very far south in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of Morocco, although it was the most active solar event since 2003.
@@KolforsenAurora Yes, exactly, there are photos on Google. One photographer said, "I never thought I could photograph the Northern Lights in the Canary Islands." I'm surprised.
Hello, these are nice impressions. What unit is your time based on? CEST or UTC? There is a gap from 23:32 to 01:38. Too many clouds? It was exactly at this time that I had my maximum aurora observation. Best regards from Germany.👍
Hi, Thanks for the comment. The time code is CET or UTC+1, local time in Sweden, which I believe is the same as you. You are also correct the gap is due to complete cloud coverage, as the title says it's the "best bits" from the night. After editing out the clouds the video was around 3 hours in length from sunset to sunrise and this was reduced in Final Cut Pro to around 50 minutes really to fit the length of the music. The complete unedited video is on the live stream page which runs for 8 hours. I try to live stream when ever possible. Regards from Sweden / UK
Thank you,, much appreciated. Very shortly there will be posted a 50 minute "Best Bits" from last evenings live stream, and that is looking really good, marred by some clouds at times, but they clear to some beautiful views of the Aurora.
I enjoy watching the northern lights on RU-vid channels. Its a bucket list item for me. I want to go far enough north to see them. I live in southeast United States. No chance of seeing them here.
A spectacular meteor shower that is lighting up the skies for two months will peak on Saturday 21st October. The Orionid display started on 2 October and will last until 7 November. The shower originated in debris of Halley's comet, one of the most famous in history. If you spot any meteors in the live stream, please comment with the time code from the bottom left of the video an I will edit together a short video of all sightings. There is a spectacular one at 06:10:35
@KolforsenAurora I actually appreciate the real time videos, too! I put them on the big screen before sleeping. I'll watch until I fall asleep. I get up about 2-3 times to tend to my pup who has a spinal defect and is in a diaper. So I wake to your scene, then go back to sleep to it. If I have trouble sleeping again, I watch it. The view is so peaceful and quiet that it helps me😊
