Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
Great shots! Heaps of branched out lightning there. Good you guys were out there.
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
Aha that's funny to see the same lightning captured from an other spot, and I've got that CG too Steven ! What a bad mother it was though, I was just changing the shooting parameters, dropping the ISO and increasing aperture and it's still massively overexposed !!!
And before I crash in bed one last shot showing part of the cloud a bit earlier than the other shots (I didn't realise it was moving out of frame).
And before I crash in bed one last shot showing part of the cloud a bit earlier than the other shots (I didn't realise it was moving out of frame).
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
A good pattern this year , well done all on chasing last night and good photos/reports.
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
Well done with those fantastic photos you fella's
Today looks like my area is going to be the most likely spot in Canterbury for storms
Today looks like my area is going to be the most likely spot in Canterbury for storms
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
Aagh.. I was gonna post some of mine, but I'm too embarrassed with my 8Mp.. I seriously need a new camera! Great shots, everyone. I relocated off the port hills when sea mist started spoiling the view. Took all my good pics by Kaituna stream into Lake Ellesmere. I got the same lightning as some of you other guys too!
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
Nice ones
So that was from tbe second cell,that I could see too
But decided I could noy stay up another 2 hours
Did that cell stay active all the way to BP?
Bit of rain here now as the main front goes over
So that was from tbe second cell,that I could see too
But decided I could noy stay up another 2 hours
Did that cell stay active all the way to BP?
Bit of rain here now as the main front goes over
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
Excellent photos, everyone; very noble of you to be up till all hours processing 'em - thankyou!
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
It was still well offshore to the south when it died out. I used a tele zoom at 135-155mm for the shots I posted.Manukau heads obs wrote:Did that cell stay active all the way to BP?
For those unfamiliar with the area, Coopers Lagoon is on the shore about half way between the southern end of Lake Ellesmere and the mouth of the Rakaia. Takes about the same time to get there as Birdlings but has no lights nearby (good spot for aurora watching) and mobile coverage
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And if you like birds it's also a spot well worth a visit, and Hector Dolphins very often visit it too !Skywatcher wrote: For those unfamiliar with the area, Coopers Lagoon is on the shore about half way between the southern end of Lake Ellesmere and the mouth of the Rakaia. Takes about the same time to get there as Birdlings but has no lights nearby (good spot for aurora watching) and mobile coverage
By the way the last lightning shot I took was at 23:45, and I saw a few more flashes while driving back home. The cell had long quiet and short busy moments once the bulk of activity was over, but still worth shooting trust me !
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
I hadn't heard of Coopers Lagoon either,now i do.
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?hl=en&ll= ... 6&t=h&z=16
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?hl=en&ll= ... 6&t=h&z=16
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No lack of modesty, you guys know I post lots of shots and I didn't look at them all before going to bed ...
A "reflection shot", just for fun. And the last 2 shots I got at 23:42 and 23:45. The white balance settings were wrong so the overall colors are a bit off ...
A "reflection shot", just for fun. And the last 2 shots I got at 23:42 and 23:45. The white balance settings were wrong so the overall colors are a bit off ...
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Amazing shots folks. Some are quite spectacular. Lacertae, in your third shot, I see you captured a meteor!Lacertae wrote:Sorry if I only post 3 shots but I've been up since 5:30am and I really need a good sleep ...
For once I have indulged in resizing the shots to a decent size, if you have a small monitor resolution it could be a lil' too big to fit (and I'm not sorry ).
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
It's a satellite, but I do have a shot of a meteor (unfortunately no lightning at the same time) ! A nice little treat I can tell ya. There was also a flyby by one of the "biggie" at about 22:40 if I remember well. Its magnitude reached -4 (visual evaluation) but the Satellite Tracker is overloaded and I can't check if it was the ISS, the chinese station or else. At -4 I'd say ISS but ...Lacertae, in your third shot, I see you captured a meteor!
Did you see it too Steven ?
OK time to let today's storm chasers post reports and stop dealing with last night !
EDIT : it was indeed the ISS I spotted last night coming from the south towards the zenith. I was just wrong by 1 hour ... Wed Jan 16/11:42 PM, max elevation 67, approach 22 above SW, departure 67 above SSE
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
Ok, just to prove I got some..!
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
Some stunning pics guys!
Looks like Timaru got some fairly serious action
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/ne ... light-show
Looks like Timaru got some fairly serious action
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/ne ... light-show
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
I'm in southbridge and we have a serious wall of black clouds heading towards us right now!
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
Just going through the photos that you guys put up from last night lightning show from off Birdlings Flat/Coopers Lagoon or whatever. Good show.
One or two flashes were observed from here but not as what was in the photographs that you took.
You all deserve NZThS T-shirts, actually I think Steven Graham has gotone.
I've gotnone left, my one is a bit fraid.
Maybe through Aaron, we should design a new one and get some more maid<3
One or two flashes were observed from here but not as what was in the photographs that you took.
You all deserve NZThS T-shirts, actually I think Steven Graham has gotone.
I've gotnone left, my one is a bit fraid.
Maybe through Aaron, we should design a new one and get some more maid<3
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
I could definitely do with more maids in my life !
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Re: Thunderstorms South Island 16/1/2013
I'd be proud to wear one!NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Just going through the photos that you guys put up from last night lightning show from off Birdlings Flat/Coopers Lagoon or whatever. Good show.
One or two flashes were observed from here but not as what was in the photographs that you took.
You all deserve NZThS T-shirts, actually I think Steven Graham has gotone.
I've gotnone left, my one is a bit fraid.
Maybe through Aaron, we should design a new one and get some more maid<3