On Friday the 10th of May, Ireland experienced the biggest Auroral Outburst in 20 years. We were lucky to have clear skies, and a setting Moon.
A grouping of Sun spots emitted a huge Solar particle out burst in our direction. When the highly charged particles arrived and coupled with the Earths magnetic fields, is was so energetic that the Aurora was visible throughout Ireland. It was so strong that it was visible in latitudes in the low 40's.
I was in Leenane Galway at the time, and went to Glassilaun beach to photograph and view the event. I had never seen Aurora so strong in Ireland. It traversed the horizon from East to West, and was showing strong streamers overhead. The colours ranged from Yellows, to Oranges, Purple, Red, and the usual Green. It was an epic night.
Here are a selection of shots taken witha 24mm Samyang lens and Canon Ra. ISO 1600, and varying exposures from 2 to 4s at F/4
