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Air Glow at the 45th Parallel, North Lake Leelanau, Michigan, Rob Foster

Air Glow at the 45th Parallel, North Lake Leelanau, Michigan

Air Glow at the 45th Parallel, North Lake Leelanau, Michigan, Rob Foster

Air Glow at the 45th Parallel, North Lake Leelanau, Michigan

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I am not sure I have ever recognized airglow in my photographs until now, and I suspect that is because I am using a fast wide angle lens for the first time as opposed to the default zoom lens. Much better light gathering . This was clearly not aurora, but rather a fairly diffuse, constant and static color 10-20  degrees above the horizon. This particular shot is to the northwest, and the airglow is still present to the northeast but less visible with the emergence of Astronomic Dawn; this particular shot was taken at 4:11 am.  The bright glow just to the right of center is light pollution from the city of Leland.

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Air Glow at the 45th Parallel, North Lake Leelanau, Michigan, Rob Foster