SnowenOutThere

2009 being in there is pretty hype

Cross posting to banter since I doubt many people are still looking at the aurora thread (till next storm at least). That said, next storm if anyone would want to meetup at Reddish Knob, Sandy Bottom overlook (Shenandoah) or Spruce Knob Dm me when the time comes.

Edited results of the past two days!

Worth it though

Got the 1st substorm on camera then my tripod falling and breaking my lens combined with an 8am class made me retreat before round two.

Do all of that and that’s how to get a shot like these! (From WV/VA border and 4000+ ft at 12:30am)

As a photographer enthusiast all you really need is 1. Tripod 2. 10 second shutter 3. Lowest f stop possible lens (2.8 is good) 4. 1600-3200 iso 5. preemptively use manual focus on a distant light to ensure your focus is good! Happy photographing!

Yeah it left some killer outflow boundaries behind it

Got some good shots on the WV VA border but missed the substorm by 20 minutes

Upslope is weird. From my adventures yesterday it seemed like some areas just kept getting bands while others didn’t for seemingly no elevation reason. Then it kept snowing all the way into VA without any clouds overhead on the drive back.

Saw it for a bit in Charlottesville before the clouds ruined my fun

I saw that, it seems like models differ on if itll hit either late tonight, tomorrow midday (bad ofc), or tomorrow evening peak

I believe that flare would hit Wednesday or Thursday night while the one tonight is seperate

And to West Virginia

Was quite the adventure! First two hikes I went on were pretty tame with 1-2 inches on the ground (too far north I think) before I headed 10 miles south and got a hike with 3-4 inches on the ground. Couple intense bands punctuated the day as well. Will post some pictures when able