Aurora australis, Milky Way and Penguins

[Soheil_Esy]

Falling from outer space? Penguins spotted in the Chinese Antarctic Base!

Taken by Liu Yang on July 26, 2015 @ Chinese Antarctic Zhongshan Station, Antarctica


Only cosmic particles raining and causing the aurora australis display.

Camera Used: FUJIFILM X100S
Exposure Time: 20/1
Aperture: f/2.0
ISO: 2000
Date Taken: 2015:08:02 23:34:06

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indi...d=115838&PHPSESSID=e6lbtb8ni653qtfdk44j2l52t7

Lunar Halo, Taken by Liu Yang on July 31, 2015 @ Chinese Antarctic Zhongshan Station, Antarctica

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indi...d=115860&PHPSESSID=20j0024utjfn7ra6ldmkqp15k1

Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2014 shows a physical observatory of the Zhongshan Station, a Chinese scientific research base in Antarctica. The Zhongshan Station was established in the Larsemann Hills of Antarctica on Feb. 26, 1989. The station, 12,553 kilometers from Beijing, China's capital, now has 17 buildings with advanced telecommunication facilities, cosy accommodation for visiting scientists and comprehensive scientific labs.
http://en.people.cn/102774/8551273.html

http://www.chinare.cn/tj/tj-6.htm

 

[Soheil_Esy]

Aurora Spiral

Aug. 25, 2015

STILL WAITING FOR CMEs: A pair of CMEs expected to reach Earth on Aug. 24th did not arrive on time. This means they are slower and less potent than previously thought. NOAA forecasters have downgraded the chance of a G1-class geomagnetic storm on Aug. 25th to 35%.

ON THE OTHER HAND, WHO NEEDS CMEs? Even without the impact of a CME, Earth's magnetic field was unsettled enough on Aug. 24th to create a spectacular display of auroras over the south pole. Liu Yang sends this picture from the China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica:

"A giant green spiral expanded from north to south, which is always seen at the polar boundary of the auroral belt," says Yang. "It was a strong display."

The source of the display was a solar wind stream, which has been buffeting Earth's magnetic field ahead of the incoming CMEs.

http://spaceweather.com/

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Taken by Liu Yang on August 24, 2015 @ Chinese Antarctic Zhongshan Station, Antarctica

Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 700D
Exposure Time: 6/1
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 1600
Date Taken: 2015:08:24 23:05:53

Details:
After long-time growth phase, a strong geomagnetic substorm breakup just before midnight in MLT.
A giant spiral expanded from north to south which is always seen at the polar boundary of the auroral belt.

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indi...d=116739&PHPSESSID=m9sb4muakeicra5a48gfslm3b4

Purple Aurora Australis

MORE AURORAS IN THE OFFING: So far, September has been a great month for auroras. A series of solar wind streams, mixed with one or two minor CMEs, has buffeted Earth's magnetic field almost non-stop for the past two weeks. The resulting G1- to G3-class geomagnetic storms have caused displays like this: Liu Yang took the picture on September 8th from the Chinese Antarctic Zhongshan Station, Antarctica. "A big stream of solar wind gave us four lovely colors of Southern Lights," he says.

One reason for the recent spate of auroras is the coming change of seasons. For reasons that are not fully understood, auroras love equinoxes. At this time of year even gentle gusts of solar wind can spark a nice display of Northern or Southern Lights

Two gusts are on the way. NOAA forecasters expect streams of solar wind to reach Earth on Sept. 13th and Sept. 15th, sparking renewed displays of high-latitude auroras.

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Taken by Liu Yang on September 8, 2015 @ Chinese Antarctic Zhongshan Station, Antarctica

Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 700D
Exposure Time: 30/1
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 1600
Date Taken: 2015:09:11 23:14:44

Details:
Amazing night!! The red and purple rayed aurora inspirit everyone here at Chinese Zhongshan station and Russia Progress station.I make a panorama of the main building under the Milky way arc and aurora.The facial makeup in Peking Opera is painted on the oil tank.

Third from right, Progress Antartica Station, next to Zhongshan Station

Station Progress
Date of opening April 1, 1988
Syn.index 89574
Meteo height 14.6 m
Geogr.coordinates 69°23'S 76°23'E
Status permanent

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indi...d=117421&PHPSESSID=5uqil4mqitt2afe8o1egl2cea6

Green and amethyst aurora

October 12, 2015

Aurora Australis occurs over Chinese Antarctic Zhongshan Station on the early morning of Oct. 10, 2015.

Aurora Australis above Orion, Canis Major, Lepus, Columba, etc

http://en.people.cn/n/2015/1012/c90000-8960599-3.html

 

[kamaz]

Falling from outer space? Penguins spotted in the Chinese Antarctic Base!

While this is probably a normal display of animal curiosity, penguins are known to do crazy things:

 

[Notebook]

Old Penguin news:

http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=8555&highlight=Penguin