{"id":943,"date":"2013-04-08T13:50:57","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T11:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?p=943"},"modified":"2019-03-18T15:50:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T13:50:08","slug":"kuidas-pildistada-virmalisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?p=943","title":{"rendered":"<!--:ee-->Kuidas pildistada virmalisi<!--:--><!--:en-->How to photograph the Northern Lights<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;943&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;4.5\\\/5 - (6 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&lt;!--:ee--&gt;Kuidas pildistada virmalisi&lt;!--:--&gt;&lt;!--:en--&gt;How to photograph the Northern Lights&lt;!--:--&gt;&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;128&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 128px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            4.5\/5 - (6 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p><!--:ee--><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1079\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1079\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Virmalised on kaunis taevane vaatem\u00e4ng, milles on maagilisust, salap\u00e4ra ja ebamaist ilu.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eestis on virmalised haruldased ja v\u00e4ga harva v\u00f5ib neid n\u00e4ha palja silmaga kirgastes\u00a0rohelistes, punastes ja lillakates toonides.\u00a0Virmaliste pildistamine on nende niisama vaatlemisest isegi p\u00f5nevam, sest siis saab osa kogetust teistega jagada. Virmalised tekivad, kui Maa atmosf\u00e4\u00e4ri aatomeid ergastatakse\u00a0p\u00e4ikesetuule osakeste poolt<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-950 alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Virmalised\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1-460x307.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1-688x460.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sagedamini v\u00f5ib n\u00e4ha kauges p\u00f5hjataevas madalal \u00f5rna rohekat virmaliste kuma ning kui veab, siis isegi rohekaid samba v\u00f5i kardina \u00e4\u00e4re laadseid moodustusi ning valguskiiri. Need, kes korra on virmalisi oma silmaga n\u00e4inud v\u00f5i pildile p\u00fc\u00fcdnud, teavad juba paremini, kuidas neid leida. Selle v\u00e4ikese kirjat\u00fckiga annan omalt poolt m\u00f5ned soovitused, mida j\u00e4lgides on lihtsam virmalisi pildistada.<\/p>\n<p>Vasakul oleval fotol on virmalised, pildistatud k\u00e4siseadete reziimis, teravustatud l\u00f5pmatusse.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pentax K10D ja Helios 44M @ 58mm, ISO400, f2, 10s.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virmaliste pildistamiseks valmistumine?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hea \u00f5nne korral v\u00f5ib virmalisi n\u00e4ha t\u00e4iesti ette valmistamata, aga kui sa just talvel tihti \u00f6isel ajal ringi ei liigu, on virmaliste n\u00e4gemise v\u00f5imalus imev\u00e4ike. Soovides seda kaunist n\u00e4htust pildistada, teeb v\u00e4ike ettevalmistus ainult head.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-965 alignleft\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\" title=\"Soojad riided\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dreamstimefree_46502-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"Warm Clothes\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dreamstimefree_46502-281x300.jpg 281w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dreamstimefree_46502-961x1024.jpg 961w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dreamstimefree_46502-326x348.jpg 326w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dreamstimefree_46502-688x732.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/>Virmalisi v\u00f5ib meil n\u00e4ha tihedamini talvel selge taevaga. Selge pilvedeta taevas toob tihti kaasa k\u00fclma \u00f6\u00f6. Seep\u00e4rast tasub end riide panna soojalt. Seda enam et virmalised lasevad end tihti kaua oodata ja v\u00e4ike \u00f5uesk\u00e4ik v\u00f5ib lihtsalt pikeneda poolest tunnist kahe, kolmeni. Seega soe m\u00fcts, sall, jope, p\u00fcksid, saapad ja m\u00f5nusad mugavad kindad on olulised.<\/p>\n<p>V\u00e4ga k\u00fclma ilmaga saab kanda s\u00f5rmikuid koos soojade labakinnastega. Kaamera seadete s\u00e4ttimise ajaks saab labakad \u00e4ra v\u00f5tta. V\u00e4lja minnes tasub kaasa v\u00f5tta pisike taskulamp v\u00f5i p\u00e4he kinnitatav lamp, mida saab lihtsalt sisse-v\u00e4lja l\u00fclitada. Need aitavad pimedal maastikul liigelda ja fototehnikat \u00fcles seada. Lisaks tasub j\u00e4lgida virmaliste ennustamiseks m\u00f5eldud veebilehtedel kuvatavat infot (viited artikli l\u00f5pus). Enne veel kui \u00f5ue minna, heida pilt kaardile ja vali v\u00e4lja v\u00e4hemalt paar 15-30 minuti teekonna kaugusel asuvat vaatluskohta, kuhu saad pildistama minna. V\u00f5id v\u00e4lja valida ka kaugemal asuvaid pildistamise kohti, kuid selge on see, et suure k\u00fclma ja hilise kellajaga ei ole m\u00f5tet iga kord v\u00e4ga kaugele t\u00f5tata.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;\">Foto:\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/caraman_info\">Caraman<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/\">Dreamstime Stock Photos<\/a><\/p>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<p><strong>Millega pildistada?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-976 alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Orion t\u00e4htkuju kuuvalgel \u00f6\u00f6l\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9841iso-400-helios-ps-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"T\u00e4hed\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9841iso-400-helios-ps-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9841iso-400-helios-ps-685x1024.jpg 685w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9841iso-400-helios-ps-232x348.jpg 232w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9841iso-400-helios-ps-688x1027.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9841iso-400-helios-ps.jpg 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Virmalised on seda paremini n\u00e4htavad, mida pimedam on taevas. Virmaliste valgus on n\u00f5rk ja selleks, et need pildile piisavalt heledalt salvestuksid, on vaja pikka s\u00e4riaega ja hea heledusega objektiivi. Terava ja piisava heledusega pildi saamiseks on kindlasti vaja statiivi. K\u00e4est pildistatud pilt tuleb kahjuks udune. Selles m\u00f5ttes on virmaliste pildistamine sarnane t\u00e4htede pildistamisega, et ilusa pildi saamiseks peab j\u00e4lgima sarnaseid p\u00f5him\u00f5tteid. Kui tahad harjutada virmaliste pildistamist, v\u00f5id m\u00f5nel selgel \u00f6\u00f6l proovida pildistada t\u00e4hti. Proovi erinevaid seadeid ja vaata kui pikka s\u00e4riaega saad enda objektiiviga kasutada, enne kui t\u00e4htede liikumine pildil liiga h\u00e4irivaks muutub.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Paremal oleval fotol on Orioni t\u00e4htkuju, pildistatud k\u00e4siseadete reziimis, teravustatud l\u00f5pmatusse.<\/p>\n<address>Pentax K10D ja Helios 44M @ 58mm, ISO400, f2, 13s.<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<p><strong>K\u00f5ige lihtsam on virmalisi pildistada digipeegelkaameraga.<\/strong> See ei pea olema v\u00e4ga kallis ja hea tulemuse v\u00f5ib saada ka m\u00fc\u00fcgikomplektis oleva kit objektiiviga. Loomulikult kehtib ka siin reegel, et kallim suurema ja tundlikuma sensoriga kaamera v\u00f5imaldab teha kvaliteetsema pildi v\u00e4hema m\u00fcra ja parema resolutsiooniga. Oluline on, et kaameral oleks v\u00f5imalik k\u00e4sitsi seadistada avaarvu suurust, s\u00e4riaega ja valgustundlikkust. Ehk kui sinu fotokal on M ehk manuaalreziim, siis suure t\u00f5en\u00e4osusega saad virmalised \u00f5igesti tegutsedes pildile. Kui kaamera laseb, siis vali pildi salvestamise formaadiks jpg asemel RAW. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.photopoint.ee\/raw-formaat-sinu-peegelkaameras\/\" target=\"_blank\">RAW faile <\/a>on parem hiljem arvutis t\u00f6\u00f6delda, sest seal on kaamera poolt salvestatud tunduvalt rohkem infot, kui jpg failis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-991\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Virmalised 17.03.2013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa-460x307.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa-688x460.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa.jpg 1549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Pentax K10D ja Helios44M @ 58mm, f2, ISO200, 15s. Kuup\u00e4ev 17.03.2013\u00a0<\/address>\n<p><strong>Milline on hea objektiiv virmaliste jaoks?<\/strong> Mida heledam (v\u00e4iksema avaarvuga) on objektiiv, seda lihtsamini virmalised pildile j\u00e4\u00e4vad. Enamike kit objektiivide suurim ava on avaarvuga f3.5. Palju parem on, kui saad kasutada objektiivi avaga f1.8, f2 v\u00f5i f2.8. Soovitav on pildistada normaal v\u00f5i lainurk objektiiviga (fookuskaugus kuni 50mm). Kit objektiivi puhul on \u00fcldjuhul v\u00f5imalik suurim ava ja vaatenurk* saavutatav 18 mm fookuskaugusega. Samas ei ole siin \u00f5iget ega valet ning v\u00f5id proovida ilusa kaadri saamiseks erinevaid objektiive erinevate suurenduse astmetega**.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1006\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1006 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Virmalised objektiiviga Helios 44M\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights in Estonia\" width=\"700\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga-460x307.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga-688x460.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga.jpg 1549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Pentax K10D ja Helios44M @ 58mm, f2, ISO400, 8s. Kuup\u00e4ev 17.03.2013<\/address>\n<p>Kasutan ise vahel virmaliste pildistamiseks 58mm fookuskaugusega f2 Helios 44M objektiivi. Helios 44 objektiive hakati tootma\u00a0juba 1958 aastal.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; color: #d54e21; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-957\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-957 alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Helios 44M\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Objektiiv\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image-460x343.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image-688x513.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image.jpg 1878w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Selle pluss on suur ava ehk tunduvalt l\u00fchemad s\u00e4riajad v\u00f5rreldes tavalise f3.5 kit objektiiviga. Kuna Pentax K10D crop factor on 1.5, siis 58mm Helios 44M fookuskaugus 35 mm ekvivalendis minu Pentaxi ees on 87mm \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>V\u00f5rdlemisi suur fookuskaugus t\u00e4hendab seda, et kui s\u00e4riaeg on \u00fcle 10 sekundi, l\u00e4hevad t\u00e4hed pildil uduseks. T\u00e4nu suurendusele sobib see objektiiv h\u00e4sti virmaliste pildistamiseks eemalt, kui nad on horisondi l\u00e4hedal.<\/p>\n<p>Vajadusel kompenseerin l\u00fchikesi s\u00e4riaegu ISO t\u00f5stmisega 400-lt 800-le, \u00e4\u00e4rmisel juhul 1600ni. Kui tahan j\u00e4tta pildile t\u00e4htede jutte, langetan ISO 200-ni ja pikendan s\u00e4riaega minuti v\u00f5i kahe, kolmeni (olenevalt virmaliste heledusest ja segavatest teguritest).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;\">Helios 44M objektiiv<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lisaks Heliosele kasutan enamik aja virmaliste pildistamiseks Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 avaga objektiivi. Pildid tulevad sellega piisavalt teravad ja 17mm vaatenurk on heliose omast oluiliselt laiem. Soovi korral saan pildistada ka virmalisi l\u00e4hemalt, sest tegemist on zoomobjektiiviga. Lisan ka paar fotot, mis olen teinud just selle objektiiviga.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4362\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-1-19.32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4362\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4362\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-1-19.32-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Virmaliste peegeldus Kaarmise j\u00e4rve \u00e4\u00e4res Saaremaal.\" width=\"700\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-1-19.32-1024x678.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-1-19.32-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-1-19.32-31x20.jpg 31w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-1-19.32-38x25.jpg 38w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-1-19.32-324x215.jpg 324w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-1-19.32-460x304.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-1-19.32-688x455.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-1-19.32-900x595.jpg 900w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-1-19.32.jpg 1347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virmaliste peegeldus Kaarmise j\u00e4rve \u00e4\u00e4res Saaremaal. Pentax K5 Limited Silver\u00a0ja Tamron 17-50mm objektiiv.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4368\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-0-56.57.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4368\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4368\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-0-56.57-1024x410.jpg\" alt=\"Virmaliste panoraam Kaarmise j\u00e4rve \u00e4\u00e4res.\" width=\"700\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-0-56.57-1024x410.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-0-56.57-300x120.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-0-56.57-31x12.jpg 31w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-0-56.57-38x15.jpg 38w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-0-56.57-425x170.jpg 425w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-0-56.57-460x184.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-0-56.57-688x275.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-0-56.57-900x360.jpg 900w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Photo-22.12.14-0-56.57.jpg 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virmaliste panoraam Kaarmise j\u00e4rve \u00e4\u00e4res. pentax K5 Limited Silver ja Tamron 17-50mm objektiiv.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>NB!<\/strong> Kui kasutad suure suurendusega objektiivi, siis j\u00e4\u00e4vad isegi v\u00e4ga v\u00e4ikesed kaamera v\u00e4rinad pildil ebateravustena n\u00e4ha. Lisaks kui soovid, et pika s\u00e4riajaga ei j\u00e4taks t\u00e4hed pildile heledaid jutte, peab pildi tegemise aeg olema mitu korda l\u00fchem, kui ilma suurenduseta objektiiviga. Samas v\u00f5ivad t\u00e4hejutid pildil anda hoopis ilmet juurde ja muuta nii muidu tavalise v\u00f5tte palju huvitavamaks. Kavalamad pildistajad paigutavad kaadrisse v\u00e4ga pikkade s\u00e4riaegade puhul (30sekundit ja rohkem) p\u00f5hjat\u00e4he, sest just see n\u00e4ib taevas liikumatuna ja selle \u00fcmber tekivad teiste t\u00e4htede poolt vahvad kumerad jutid.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1052\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1052\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1052\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Virmalised ja t\u00e4herajad\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"Aurora and Star Trails\" width=\"700\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi-460x307.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi-688x460.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pentax K10D ja Helios44M @ 58mm, f2, ISO400, 30s. Kuup\u00e4ev 18.03.2013<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kuidas pildistada?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Igal fotograafil kujuneb ajapikku v\u00e4lja oma pildistamise viis. Sellep\u00e4rast on palju erinevaid viise hea tulemuse saavutamiseks. Virmalisi ja t\u00e4hti pildistades on asendamatuks abivahendiks statiiv. Kuni 30 sekundi kestvusega v\u00f5tteid teen tavaliselt 12 sekundilise viitega viitp\u00e4\u00e4stikuga. Selle 12 sekundi jooksul j\u00f5uab pildistamise nupule vajutamisest tekkinud kaamera v\u00e4risemine sumbuda ja pilt tuleb terav.<\/p>\n<p>Kui soovin teha pilti s\u00e4riajaga \u00fcle 30 sekundi, pean kaamera valikukettalt aktiveerima B ehk bulb reziimi. Bulb reziimis alustab kaamera pildistamist peale pildistamise nupu alla vajutamist ning j\u00e4tkab v\u00f5tte tegemist kuni pildistamise nuppu all hoitakse. Nii v\u00f5ib s\u00e4riaeg olla m\u00f5nest sekundist paarik\u00fcmne minutini. Selleks, et v\u00e4ltida kaamera kere liikumist, panen kaamera k\u00fclge juhtmega p\u00e4\u00e4stikupuldi, mis laseb pildistamist alustada ilma kaamera keret puudutamata.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1056\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1056\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1056\" title=\"kaabliga pult\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kaabliga-pult-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Remote Shutter Release\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kaabliga-pult-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kaabliga-pult.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pika s\u00e4riajaga pildistades peab olema ettevaatlik, et pildistamise ajal kogemata vastu statiivi ei l\u00e4heks ja puldijuhet ei sikutaks, sest nii v\u00f5ib pilt tulla udune. Kerge statiivi saab v\u00e4rinate kindlamaks, kui asetada lisaraskus statiivi jalgade vahetugedele.<\/p>\n<p>Olen t\u00e4hele pannud, et tuulise ilmaga peaks kinnitama kaamera kaelapaela statiivi k\u00fclge nii, et see ei hakkaks tuule k\u00e4es laperdama. Muidu v\u00f5id hiljem arvutist pilte vaadates avastada, et p\u00e4ris teravad need ikka ei ole \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Millal v\u00e4lja virmalisi p\u00fc\u00fcdma minna?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>V\u00e4lja tasub minna siis, kui on alust arvata, et hiljutise p\u00e4ikesetormi j\u00e4relm\u00f5jud on j\u00f5udmas Maa magnetv\u00e4ljani. On olemas p\u00e4ris mitu inglise keelset veebilehte, mis kuvavad andmeid p\u00e4ikese, kosmoseilma ja virmaliste prognooside kohta reaalajas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Viited:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/rt_plots\/kp_3d.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/rt_plots\/kp_3d.html<\/a> &#8211; NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center annab j\u00e4rgneva 3 tunni Planetary kp indeksi prognoosi kasutades magnetomeetrite andmeid mitmelt poolt maailmast. Sama organisatsioon annab sellel viitel &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov<\/a> hea \u00fclevaate hetke kosmoseilmast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1059\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1059\" title=\"NOAA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/NOAA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/NOAA.jpg 529w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/NOAA-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/NOAA-460x348.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/rt_plots\/kp_3d.html\">http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/rt_plots\/kp_3d.html<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; j\u00e4rgmise kolme tunni prognoositav Kp. V\u00e4\u00e4rtustega 2-3 v\u00f5ib proovida pildistada, aga kui Kp on juba 4 v\u00f5i rohkem tasuks sobiva ilma puhul kindlasti pildistama minna.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/pmap\/pmapN.html\">http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/pmap\/pmapN.html<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; NOAA POES satelliidi andmed virmaliste ovaalist p\u00f5hjapoolkeral. Annab hea \u00fclevaate virmaliste hetkeolukorrast. Mida laiemalt ja tumepunasemates v\u00e4rvides on ovaal, seda paremad v\u00f5imalused Eestist vaatlemiseks. UT ajale tuleb liita kaks tundi, et saada kohalik aeg. Uueneb iga k\u00fcmne minuti p\u00e4rast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1063\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"North Hemisphere\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/satellite-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/satellite-300x282.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/satellite-369x348.jpg 369w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/satellite.jpg 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solarham.net\/xray.htm\">http:\/\/www.solarham.net\/xray.htm<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; GOES-15 satelliidi andmed. Leht uueneb iga minut. Kuvatakse 6 tunni ja 3 p\u00e4eva andmeid P\u00e4ikese aktiivsusest.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sat24.com\/\">http:\/\/www.sat24.com\/<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; satelliidipildid pilveoludest Euroopas. Saab vaadata, kas on lootust taeva selginemiseks v\u00f5i hakkab hoopis pilve kiskuma.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/aurora.fmi.fi\/public_service\/\" target=\"_blank\">Soome Meteoroloogia Instituudi<\/a> automaatne teavituss\u00fcsteem &#8211; annab m\u00e4rku meili teel, kui on suur t\u00f5en\u00e4osus virmalisi n\u00e4ha. Liitumiseks tuleb saata t\u00fchi\u00a0e-kiri aadressile <a href=\"mailto:aurorasnow-feed@posti.fmi.fi\">aurorasnow-feed@posti.fmi.fi<\/a> ja vajadusel liitumist kinnitada teie enda kirjakasti saabuva kinnituskirja juhiseid t\u00e4ites. Loobuda saab saates e-kirja <a href=\"mailto:aurorasnow-off@posti.fmi.fi\">aurorasnow-off@posti.fmi.fi<\/a>. Automaatteavituss\u00fcsteem ei t\u00f6\u00f6ta mai algusest augusti keskpaigani, sest siis on \u00f6\u00f6d v\u00e4ga heledad.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/aurora.fmi.fi\/public_service\/\" target=\"_blank\">Soome Meteoroloogia Instituudi<\/a> j\u00e4gmisel lehel <a href=\"http:\/\/aurora.fmi.fi\/public_service\/\">http:\/\/aurora.fmi.fi\/public_service\/<\/a> kuvatakse p\u00e4ikesetuule parameetrid ja geomagnetilist aktiivsust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1106\" title=\"Tabel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-3-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-3-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-3-1024x703.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-3-460x315.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-3-688x472.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>M\u00f5isted, indeksid ja n\u00e4idikud, mis mida t\u00e4hendab?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aurora Borealis<\/strong> &#8211; v\u00e4ga vana, kuid siiani kasutatav nimi virmalistele, mille 1621. a. andis Pierre Gassendi. &#8220;Aurora&#8221; oli rooma koidikujumalanna nimi ja &#8220;borealis&#8221; t\u00e4hendab kreeka keeles p\u00f5hjatuult. Inglise keeles kutsutakse virmalisi veel terminiga &#8220;Northern Lights&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kp indeks<\/strong> &#8211; Maa magnev\u00e4lja h\u00e4irituse tase. Maa magnetv\u00e4lja m\u00f5jutab meieni j\u00f5udnud p\u00e4ikesetuul. Kui KP indeks on suurem kui 4, on juba tegemist magnettormiga. Eestis on virmalisi pildistatud KP-ga, mis on alla nelja, aga siis peavad olema k\u00f5ik tingimused v\u00e4ga head. Virmaliste n\u00e4gemise t\u00f5en\u00e4osus Eestis on palju suurem kui KP on 4, 5 v\u00f5i rohkem. Alates KP 7, peaks olema virmalised peaagu kindlasti n\u00e4htavad. maksimaalne v\u00e4\u00e4rtus Kp indeksil on 9.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/Aurora\/globeNE.html\">http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/Aurora\/globeNE.html<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; on kuvatud tabel, kust on hea n\u00e4ha, kui suur v\u00f5iks olla magnetv\u00e4lja h\u00e4irituse tase, et virmalisi n\u00e4ha.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1060\" title=\"KP indeks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"873\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp.jpg 873w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp-300x149.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp-460x229.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp-688x342.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/a>Kp indeksi arvutamiseks kogutakse andmeid observatooriumitest maailma eri paigus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virmaliste v\u00e4rvid<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; virmalisi v\u00f5ib n\u00e4ha p\u00f5hiliselt kolme v\u00e4rviga. Loe lisa <a href=\"http:\/\/et.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virmalised\" target=\"_blank\">siit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Roheline<\/span> &#8211; tekib umbes 100\u2013150 km k\u00f5rgusel, kui ergastatuks osutub atomaarne hapnik.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Punane<\/span> &#8211;\u00a0tekib umbes 250 km k\u00f5rgusel, kui ergastatuks osutub atomaarne hapnik.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Violetne<\/span> &#8211; tekib siis, kui ergastatuks osutub molekulaarne l\u00e4mmastik.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMF (Inteplanetary Magnetic Field) Bz<\/strong> &#8211; planeetidevahelise magnetv\u00e4lja suuna v\u00e4\u00e4rtus (p\u00f5hjapoolne komponent). Kui Maa magnetv\u00e4lja ja IMF Bz j\u00f5ujooned on \u00fcksteise suhtes antiparalleelsed on virmalised tugevamad ja paremini j\u00e4lgitavad. IMF Bz v\u00e4\u00e4rtus (nT) on siis negatiivse v\u00e4\u00e4rtusega n\u00e4iteks -1.2 v\u00f5i -1.9 v\u00f5i -3.4. Mida suurem on negatiivne v\u00e4\u00e4rtus, seda parem virmaliste vaatlemiseks. Lisainfo <a href=\"http:\/\/pluto.space.swri.edu\/IMAGE\/glossary\/IMF.html\" target=\"_blank\">siit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Velocity<\/strong> &#8211; p\u00e4ikesetuule kiirus. Tavaliselt on m\u00f5\u00f5t\u00fchikuks [km\/s]. Kuni 393[km\/s] on normi piires, 393[km\/s] ja rohkem on juba kiirus suurem ja tingimused paremad. Rohkem infot <a href=\"http:\/\/solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov\/SolarWind.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">siit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Density<\/strong> &#8211; p\u00e4ikesetuule tihedus. M\u00f5\u00f5t\u00fchikuks on [cm<sup>-3<\/sup>]. Nasa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/ace\/\" target=\"_blank\">ACE<\/a> satelliit m\u00f5\u00f5dab aatomiosakeste arvu p\u00e4ikesetuules. Tavaliselt on see 4-7 osakest kuupsentimeetris. Tugevate virmaliste ajal v\u00f5ib osakeste arv olla k\u00fcmneid kordi suurem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solar Flare<\/strong> &#8211; ehk <strong>p\u00e4ikesepursete<\/strong> n\u00e4ol on tegemist v\u00f5imsa pahvatusega p\u00e4ikese atmosf\u00e4\u00e4ris, mille k\u00e4igus v\u00f5ib vabaneda k\u00fcmnete miljonite vesinikupommide v\u00f5imsusega v\u00f5rreldavat energiat. Tekitavad radiatsiooni ja h\u00e4iritust elektomagnetspektri k\u00f5igil lainepikkustel. Tavaliselt on palja silmaga n\u00e4htamatud ja nende j\u00e4lgimiseks ja m\u00f5\u00f5tmiseks on olemas erilised seadmed. Tekivad aktiivsetel aladel p\u00e4ieseplekkide juures. Kui p\u00e4ikesepurse on tugev ja suunatud Maa poole, v\u00f5ib kahe, kolme p\u00e4eva p\u00e4rast oodata tugevaid magnettorme ja tavap\u00e4rasest tugevamaid virmalisi.<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e4ikesepurskeid on olemas erineva v\u00f5imsusega A, B, C, M ja X. Loe lisa klassifikatsiooni kohta\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/spaceweather.com\/glossary\/flareclasses.html\" target=\"_blank\">siit<\/a>\u00a0ja p\u00e4ikesepursete kohta <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solar_flare\" target=\"_blank\">siit<\/a>. Palju kasulikku infot leiad veel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/sunearth\/spaceweather\/index.html#q3\" target=\"_blank\">siit Nasa lehelt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1064\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1064\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"xklassi purse\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/xklassi-purse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/xklassi-purse.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/xklassi-purse-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pilt X klassi purskest: NASA P\u00e4ikese D\u00fcnaamika Observatoorium<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coronal Mass Ejection<\/strong> ehk <strong>CME<\/strong> &#8211; tegemist on materjali eraldumisega p\u00e4ikese kroonist. P\u00e4ikeselt eralduv aine on \u00e4\u00e4rmiselt k\u00f5rge temperatuuri t\u00f5ttu plasmaolekus. Koosneb p\u00f5hiliselt prootonitest ja elektronidest ning v\u00e4iksemal m\u00e4\u00e4ral heeliumist, hapnikust ja rauast. Kui sellise P\u00e4ikesest eraldunud aine osakesed j\u00f5uavad Maani, toimuvad v\u00e4ga tugevat magnettormid ja virmalised on n\u00e4htavad laiemalt, kui tavap\u00e4raselt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kui oluline on vaatlemiseks valitud aeg ja koht?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aeg ja koht on olulised. Ka k\u00f5ige v\u00f5imsamad virmalised j\u00e4\u00e4vad m\u00e4rkamatuks, kui taevas on pakse pilvi t\u00e4is v\u00f5i asud maa magnetpoolustest liiga kaugel. Virmalisi on v\u00f5imalik n\u00e4ha maa p\u00f5hja- ja l\u00f5unapooluse l\u00e4hedal. Mida tugevamad on virmalised, seda rohkem ekvaatori pool neid n\u00e4ha v\u00f5ib. Soovitasin eelnevalt maad kuulata ja leida v\u00e4hemalt paar sobivat virmaliste vaatluskohta, kuhu saad pildistama minna. Mille j\u00e4rgi neid kohti v\u00f5iks leida?<\/p>\n<p>K\u00f5ige lihtsam on korraks Google kaart satelliidivaatega lahti l\u00fc\u00fca ja vaadata rahulikult paariteise kilomeetri raadiuses ringi. V\u00f5id ka kaugemalt otsida, aga oleks siiski hea kui leiad koha, kust saad vajadusel kodu l\u00e4hedal virmalisi vaadata.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=962\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-962\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-962\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Google Earth\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Google-Earth-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Google-Earth-300x137.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Google-Earth-460x211.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Google-Earth-688x315.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Google-Earth.jpg 1005w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><em>Vaade programmist Google Earth<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Vaatama minnes on hea j\u00e4tta linna kuma selja taha. Otsid kohta, kust avaneks p\u00f5hja suunas segamatu vaade suurele lagedale heinamaale v\u00f5i karjamaale, veelgi parem kui j\u00e4rvele, lahele v\u00f5i merele. Kui leiad mitu sobivat kohta, siis praagi v\u00e4lja need, kus kaardil asub sinu vaatluskohast veelgi rohkem p\u00f5hjapool m\u00f5ni t\u00e4navavalgustusega asula v\u00f5i k\u00fcla. Asula kuma selja taga ja k\u00fclgsuunal on k\u00fcll segav, aga laseb siiski pildile p\u00fc\u00fcda virmalisi. Linna kuma otse p\u00f5hjas nullib p\u00e4ris h\u00e4sti enamik n\u00f5rku ja keskmise tasemega virmalisi. Tundub loogiline ja lihtne.<\/p>\n<p>Siis oleks ju n\u00e4iteks Hiiumaa ja Saaremaa p\u00f5hjarannikul v\u00f5i mandri Eesti p\u00f5hjarannik ideaalsed vaatluskohad. Head vaatluskohad nad ongi, aga isegi seal ei p\u00e4\u00e4se p\u00e4ris linnakumast. Hiiumaalt ja virumaa p\u00f5hjakallastelt paistavad virmalistepiltidel \u00fcle mere \u00e4ra Soomemaa linnade tuled. Saaremaalt Panga Pangalt paistavad v\u00e4gagi h\u00e4sti \u00e4ra Hiiumaa tuled. Tegelikult on see esialgu uskumatu, kui kaugele paistavad heade vaatlustingimustega kaugete linnade tuled. Nii v\u00f5ibki algselt virmalisepildi allribas kirutud virmaliste takistaja metsatukk saada h\u00e4sti planeerides sinu liitlaseks v\u00f5itluses kaugete linnade kumaga.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1068\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1068\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1068\" title=\"IMGP9612\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9612-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9612-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9612-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9612-460x307.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9612-688x460.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9612.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Vaade peale kuu loojangut Panga Pangalt p\u00f5hja suunas<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mis kuul virmalisi paremini n\u00e4eb?<\/strong> Tegelikult on hea, kui kuud \u00fcldse pole taevas virmaliste ajal v\u00f5i kui peab olema, las ta olla siis ilus noor kuusirp \ud83d\ude42 Paremini n\u00e4ed virmalisi siis, kui kuu on loojunud v\u00f5i mitte v\u00e4ga hele. T\u00e4iskuu valguses on vaatlustingimused halvad. Teadjamad r\u00e4\u00e4givad, et tavaliselt on rohkem virmalisi oktoobris ja m\u00e4rtsis. Kahjuks ei ole ma neid veel niipalju n\u00e4inud, et seda v\u00e4idet omalt poolt kinnitada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1075\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1075\" title=\"Virmalised Saaremaa Eesti\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9653sat34vibrance8exposure2noise38web-685x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9653sat34vibrance8exposure2noise38web-685x1024.jpg 685w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9653sat34vibrance8exposure2noise38web-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9653sat34vibrance8exposure2noise38web-232x348.jpg 232w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9653sat34vibrance8exposure2noise38web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><em>Pentax K10D ja smc DA 18-55mm @ 18mm, f3.5, ISO200, 54s. Kuup\u00e4ev 17.03.2013<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vaatluskohta aitavad leida Google Maps arvutis ja nutitelefonis, GPS ja kaardirakendused.<\/strong> Kuu ja p\u00e4ikese t\u00f5usu ja loojangut saad vaadata <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilm.ee\" target=\"_blank\">ilm.ee<\/a>-st ja teistest sarnastest ilmaportaalidest. Stellarium tarkvara abil saad arvutis juba ette luua sellise pildi t\u00e4histaevast, mis sind sisestatud kuup\u00e4eval ja kellaajal taevas tervitab. Saad j\u00e4lgida ja lihtsalt n\u00e4ha k\u00f5igi heledamate t\u00e4htede ja planeetide liikumist virtuaalses t\u00e4histaevas. Lisaks aitavad sul virmalisi pildile p\u00fc\u00fcda aasta aastalt paremaks muutuvad digipeegelkaamerad, mis j\u00e4rjest valgustundlikumaks ja m\u00fcravabamaks tehakse. Kuid see pole veel k\u00f5ik.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1067\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1067\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1067\" title=\"stellarium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stellarium-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stellarium-1024x539.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stellarium-300x158.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stellarium-460x242.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stellarium-688x362.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stellarium.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Foto: rakendus Stellarium<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Nutiseadmete kasutajatele on olemas erinevaid rakendusi<\/strong>. \u00a0Kasutan ise <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/aurora-forecast.\/id539875792?mt=8\">Aurora Forecast<\/a>, 3D Sun ja Aurora. Neist esimene annab hea \u00fclevaate sellest, mis toimub ja millal v\u00f5iks olla virmalisteks lootust.Lisatasu eest saab aktiveerida automaatteavituse, mis annab m\u00e4rku k\u00e4tte j\u00f5udnud magnettormist.\u00a03D Sun annab v\u00e4ga hea \u00fclevaate P\u00e4ikesel toimuvast ja suurema P\u00e4ikesepurske puhul annab automaatseid teatiseid. Aurora rakendus on funktsionaalsuselt nagu Aurora Forecast, aga visuaalselt uhkemas kuues, mis vahel telefoni m\u00f5neks hetkeks ootele paneb. M\u00f5eldud on need k\u00f5ik kasutamiseks Apple iOS seadmetel, aga kindlasti on olemas analoogid ka Androidile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1121\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1121\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1121\" title=\"Virmaliste Pildistami\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-1024x485.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-300x142.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-460x217.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-688x326.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo.jpg 1473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>T\u00e4nu interneti levikule ja v\u00f5imalustele on avanenud uued v\u00f5imalused koost\u00f6\u00f6ks virmaliste huviliste vahel.<\/strong> On lihtne jagada pilte sadade kilomeetrite taha, arutada, millal v\u00f5iks virmalisi taas n\u00e4ha v\u00f5i hoopiski arutada, kuidas pildistamise tehnikat lihvida. Selle artikli kirjutamise ajal t\u00e4itus Eestimaa Virmaliste grupil Facebook-is 1000 liikme piir. See grupp on hea n\u00e4ide sellest, kuidas saab s\u00f5bralikult teha koost\u00f6\u00f6d \u00fchiste eesm\u00e4rkide nimel ja sellest, et virmalisi pildistav eestlane ei ole teisele virmalisi pildistavale eestlasele hunt \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>NB!<\/strong> Kui leidsid siit artiklist midagi kasulikku, siis soovitan lisada <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Piltnik24\">www.facebook.com\/Piltnik24<\/a> oma lemmikutesse. Nii oled alati kursis teiste huvitavate fototeemaliste blogipostitustega ja uute piltidega virmalistest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">V\u00e4ike meelde tuletav nimekiri virmaliste pildistamiseks \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1102\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1102\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1102\" title=\"Virmalisi pildistama minnes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-1-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-1-1024x721.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-1-300x211.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-1-460x323.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-1-688x484.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-1.jpg 1531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">V\u00e4ike meelde tuletav nimekiri kohapeal pildistades \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1103\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1103\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1103\" title=\"Kohapeal pildistades\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-2-1024x649.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-2-1024x649.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-2-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-2-700x444.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-2-460x291.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-2-688x436.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong>Objektiivi fookuskaugusest s\u00f5ltub pildile j\u00e4\u00e4va ala laius ehk vaatenurk. N\u00e4iteks 25mm vastab 90 kraadi, 50mm vastab 45 kraadi, 135mm vastab 18 kraadi ning 500mm vastab 5 kraadi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**<\/strong>Objektiivi suurendusaste oleneb fookuskaugusest (focal lenght). Fookuskausega t\u00e4histatakse kaamera sensori ja objektiivi optilise kese vahemaad millimeetrites. Pikem fookuskaugus t\u00e4hendab suuremat suurendust. Objektiivi suurenduskordse teada saamiseks, tuleb fookuskaugus jagada 50-ga***. N\u00e4iteks minu 55-200mm objektiivi suurim suurendus on 200\/50=4 korda. Virmaliste p\u00fc\u00fcdmiseks ei ole vaja suurt suurendust.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong> Allikad: http:\/\/metshein.com\/index.php\/graafika\/digifotograafia\/387-05-fotograafia-objektiiv-fookuskaugus-ava ja http:\/\/blog.photopoint.ee\/objektiividest-uldisemalt\/<!--:--><!--:en--><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1079\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1079\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Aurora Borealis is a beautiful sight that seems mystical, unreal and really beautiful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Northern Lights are very rare in Estonia and there are very few occasions, when they are strong enought to glow in all three colors &#8211; green, red and violet. To be able to see the aurora borealis is really fashionating, but one thing is even better &#8211; phototgraphing the aurora borealis \ud83d\ude42 Photographing\u00a0this beautiful event\u00a0gives us the ability to share what we saw.\u00a0Northern lights are caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude of the Earth\u00b4s atmosphere. There are two types of auroras &#8211; diffuse or discrete aurora. Diffuse aurora is like a green glow\u00a0over northern horizon. The discrete aurorae are features with\u00a0sharply defined shapes that look lika a pillars or brushstrokes in the sky.\u00a0They vary in colors and brightness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-950 alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Virmalised\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1-460x307.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1-688x460.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9631hdrweb1.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most common aurora sight is a greenish glow in the distance over the northern horizon (diffuse aurora). Sometimes this glow is so faint that it is not possible to see it with human eye. Luckily our\u00a0new DSLR cameras have a\u00a0good light sensitivity and low noise\u00a0to capture even very weak rays and glows\u00a0of light.\u00a0It is a bit easier to photograph the auroras when you have captured them once. Then you know what you are looking for. Although I do not have\u00a0many years experience in aurora watching and photographing, I can give you some advice.\u00a0This knowledge has helped me to capture my aurora borealis photos and can help you find and photograp the northern lights too.<\/p>\n<p>On the photo: discrete aurora, manual settings, focused to infinity.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pentax K10D\u00a0and Helios 44M @ 58mm, ISO400, f2, 10s.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to prepare for photographing aurora?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may see the aurora totally unprepared, if you are really lucky. But it is not likely to happen unless you are that kind of person who spends a lot of time outside in the nature in cold winter nights. I am not\u00a0\ud83d\ude42\u00a0So it is wise to make some preparations to improve the possibility to capture the aurora borealis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-965 alignleft\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\" title=\"Soojad riided\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dreamstimefree_46502-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"Warm Clothes\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dreamstimefree_46502-281x300.jpg 281w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dreamstimefree_46502-961x1024.jpg 961w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dreamstimefree_46502-326x348.jpg 326w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/dreamstimefree_46502-688x732.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/>Northern lights are best viewed in the winter when the air is\u00a0clear and the\u00a0sky is cloudless. This clear weather\u00a0comes with\u00a0really cold temperatures, sometimes -15 C or even more. -20 degrees C\u00a0is quite common in Estonia. So in order to survive you should wear warm clothes &#8211; hat, gloves, winter boots. The warmer &#8211; the better, because you never know when the light show is going to\u00a0begin and how long time you must walk before finding this good place to capture the photo.<\/p>\n<p>You could wear two pairs of gloves. Ones to give better control to your fingers and others to keep warm when nothing happens. One good\u00a0bright flashlight helps you to move safely in the darkness and set up the tripod. It would be nice to think and find few places where to go shooting before the aurora is actually\u00a0in the sky. It would be good if these places would not be very far, about 15-30 minutes drive from where you live. When thinking about such a place pick one where there is not so much light pollution.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;\">Photo: \u00a9 <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/caraman_info\">Caraman<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;\"> | <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/\">Dreamstime Stock Photos<\/a><\/p>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<p><strong>What equipment to use to photograph the northern lights?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-976 alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Orion t\u00e4htkuju kuuvalgel \u00f6\u00f6l\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9841iso-400-helios-ps-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"T\u00e4hed\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9841iso-400-helios-ps-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9841iso-400-helios-ps-685x1024.jpg 685w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9841iso-400-helios-ps-232x348.jpg 232w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9841iso-400-helios-ps-688x1027.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMGP9841iso-400-helios-ps.jpg 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>You can see better aurora colors, when the sky is darker. In order to capture the aurora, your camera needs a lot of light to produce good image.\u00a0So\u00a0a good bright lens helps a lot. If you have only cheap lens use\u00a0the brightest aparture setting and longer exposure times. Even with the best lens you will need a solid tripod under your camera. When shooting at hand your photos will be noisy and blurry.\u00a0In some sence the aurora photography is like photographing the stars. You can use same\u00a0principles and camera settings.\u00a0If you would like to test your gear and learn photographing the northern lights, you can start by trying to photograph the stars. Try out how long exposure time your camera\u00a0needs and which is the lowest ISO setting that\u00a0you can use.\u00a0It all depends on the lens, the\u00a0focal lenght\u00a0and the camera sensor.\u00a0Even with small focal lenghts, the stars are getting trailing when exposure time exeeds 30 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the photo: the Orion constellation, full manual settings, focused to infinity.<\/p>\n<address>Pentax K10D\u00a0and Helios 44M @ 58mm, ISO400, f2, 13s.<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<p><strong>Modern DSLR camera gives you the best control to capture the aurora.<\/strong> This camera does not have to be the newest and the most expensive one. You can get nice photos with entry level camera and kit lens. The expensive ones have just larger sensors\u00a0with lower noise and more photo details. What matters really is the possibility to use the manual camera moda and bulb setting. Then you can set the exposure, aparture and sensitivity right.\u00a0It is best to use manual focusing too, it is better in the darkness and saves your camera battery life. If you camera has a RAW photo capture mode, then use this to get more details\u00a0when you\u00a0post process the image later on the personal computer.\u00a0JPG is not so good option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-991\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Virmalised 17.03.2013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa-460x307.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa-688x460.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/panstarssa.jpg 1549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Pentax K10D\u00a0and Helios44M @ 58mm, f2, ISO200, 15s.\u00a0Date 17.03.2013<\/address>\n<p><strong>What lens can you use?<\/strong> The brighter lens is better with maximum aparture. It is no point to turn the\u00a0aparture smaller. Most kit lens have the\u00a0largest aparture setting f3.5. Mida heledam (suurema avaarvuga) on objektiiv, seda lihtsamini virmalised pildile j\u00e4\u00e4vad. Enamike kit objektiivide suurim avaarv on f3.5. A lens with aparture value f1.8, f2\u00a0or f2.8 would be much better. The less focal lenght you use, the wider the view you will get. I recommend trying different lenses. Even a 50mm f2\u00a0lens can give good results because\u00a0it is brighter than your 18mm f3.5 lens. There is no right or wrong. You may try different focal lenghts**.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1006\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1006 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Virmalised objektiiviga Helios 44M\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights in Estonia\" width=\"700\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga-460x307.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga-688x460.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Virmalised-suumiga.jpg 1549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Pentax K10D\u00a0and Helios44M @ 58mm, f2, ISO400, 8s. Taken17.03.2013<\/address>\n<p>I use one old good manual 58mm f2 Helios 44M lens for aurora photography sometimes. The first Helios 44\u00a0lens were produced in\u00a01958.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; color: #d54e21; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-957\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-957 alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Helios 44M\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Objektiiv\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image-460x343.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image-688x513.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image.jpg 1878w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> This lens has big aparture and I can use shorter exposure times. My pentax has a crop factor of 1.5, so the real 35mm equivalent focal lenght of this Helios is 87mm \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>87mm focal lenght means that when the exposure time gets 10 seconds or more, the startrails will be visible on the photo.When I keep this in mind the photos will be nice and distant aurora looks\u00a0nearer on the photograph.<\/p>\n<p>To keep the exposure time below 10 seconds I must use higher ISO usually 800 or so, sometimes 1600 or 3200 with my new Pentax K5. If I do not mind startrails on the photo, then\u00a0ISO 200 and eexposure time\u00a060 seconds or more is needed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;\">Helios 44M m42 lens<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NB!<\/strong> When using longer focal lenght, the smallest camera movement causes blurring on the photo. When using long exposure time, stars show movement on the photo. It is not always bad and you can use it to get a nice little extra\u00a0mood.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1052\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1052\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1052\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Virmalised ja t\u00e4herajad\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"Aurora and Star Trails\" width=\"700\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi-460x307.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi-688x460.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9714-trail-veebi.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pentax K10D\u00a0and Helios44M @ 58mm, f2, ISO400, 30s.\u00a0Date 18.03.2013<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Photograph the Northern Lights?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every photographer has his own style and experiences. There are more than one ways to get a good photo of the northern lights. One is for sure, if you want\u00a0these sharp images of the auroras then a good solid tripod is a must have tool. For exposure times up to 30 seconds a\u00a0tripod and 12 second self timer is good enough. These 12 seconds allow us to eliminate the camera movement caused by the push of the photo capture button.<\/p>\n<p>One nice accessory is remote shutter release cable. I use remote cable\u00a0if the exposure is longer than 30 seconds. You will need to set up the camera in Bulb mode for that. Just hold\u00a0down the button on your remote release and you can take photos with exposure time 1,2, 5 or more minutes.\u00a0It is up to you. Just remember to turn the\u00a0ISO smaller for very long exposure shots.\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1106\" title=\"Tabel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-3-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-3-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-3-1024x703.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-3-460x315.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-3-688x472.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do these indexes and numbers mean? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aurora Borealis<\/strong> &#8211; very old name for the northern lights. In 1621 Pierre Gassendi gave this name. &#8220;Aurora&#8221; was the name of the Roman goddess of dawn and &#8220;borealis&#8221; is a Greek word for the north wind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kp-index<\/strong> &#8211; The official planetary <strong>Kp index<\/strong> is derived by calculating a weighted average of K-indices from a network of geomagnetic observatories. You can find more information fro <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/K-index\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. Kp-index should be 3-4 or more to get a better\u00a0view of northern lights in Estonia. Number 5-9 means a very good probability for the auroras.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/Aurora\/globeNE.html\">http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/Aurora\/globeNE.html<\/a> &#8211; nice chart that shows you where and how much Kp-index is needed to view the northern lights.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1060\" title=\"KP indeks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"873\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp.jpg 873w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp-300x149.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp-460x229.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp-688x342.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Colors of the northern lights<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0there are three basic <a href=\"http:\/\/ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu\/211.fall2000.web.projects\/christina%20shaw\/AuroraColors.html\" target=\"_blank\">colors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Green<\/span> &#8211; Oxygen at about \u2013150 km up gives off the green color.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Red<\/span> &#8211; Oxygen at higher altitudes about (250 km and\u00a0above) gives the red auroras.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Violet<\/span> &#8211; Nitrogen gives off the red-puple colors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>IMF (Inteplanetary Magnetic Field) Bz<\/strong> &#8211; is a vector quantity with three directional components. Bx and By<br \/>\nare oriented parallel to the ecliptic. The third component Bz is perpendicular to the ecliptic and is created by waves and other disturbances in the solar wind. The higher the negative value, the better chance for stronger auroras. <a href=\"http:\/\/pluto.space.swri.edu\/IMAGE\/glossary\/IMF.html\" target=\"_blank\">More info<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Velocity<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0the speed of the solar wind\u00a0[km\/s].\u00a0The velocity of the solar wind is not uniform. The normal speed is about\u00a0390 &#8211; 400[km\/s]. That means that the solar wind\u00a0speed is about 1 million miles per hour. When speed is stronger, the aurora will be stronger too. More information is <a href=\"http:\/\/solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov\/SolarWind.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Density<\/strong> &#8211; the proton density of the solar wind is typically about 4-7 particles\/cc [cm<sup>-3<\/sup>]. These particles are measured by Nasa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/ace\/\" target=\"_blank\">ACE<\/a> satellite in the space.\u00a0The density rises significally during\u00a0powerful solar wind. Read more about solar wind and density from here: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solar_wind\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solar_wind.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solar Flares<\/strong> &#8211; are bright and powerful explosion like energy releases\u00a0in the solar\u00a0atmosphere. When a solar flare occurs and it is directed towards the Earth, then two or three days later a more powerful aurora might be visible. The speed of the solar wind varies so that\u00a0the exact timing is unpredictable. Solar flares cause radiation and disturbance in the Earth&#8217;s magnetic field. Solar flares are not visible with naked eye. You should never look at the Sun unprotected. There are special instruments for viewing the Sun.<\/p>\n<p>Solar flares are classified as\u00a0A, B, C, M\u00a0and X flares. Read <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solar_flare\" target=\"_blank\">more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1064\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1064\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"xklassi purse\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/xklassi-purse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/xklassi-purse.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/xklassi-purse-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo\u00a0X class solar flare: NASA<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coronal Mass Ejection<\/strong> also <strong>CME<\/strong> &#8211; Coronal mass ejections release huge quantities of plasma matter and electromagnetic radiation into space above the sun&#8217;s surface or farther into the planet system, or beyond (interplanetary CME). These highly energetic particles in the solar wind can cause particularly strong <a title=\"Aurora (astronomy)\" href=\"\/wiki\/Aurora_(astronomy)\">aurorae<\/a> in large regions around Earth&#8217;s <a title=\"Poles of astronomical bodies\" href=\"\/wiki\/Poles_of_astronomical_bodies#Magnetic_poles\">magnetic poles<\/a>.\u00a0Read <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coronal_mass_ejections\" target=\"_blank\">more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How important is the viewing time and place?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The right time and place are very important. Even the most powerful northern lights may be\u00a0invisible\u00a0when sky is full of clouds or You are just too far away from the poles. You should find out how strong the Aurora should be in order to be visible in your living place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1060\" title=\"KP indeks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"873\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp.jpg 873w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp-300x149.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp-460x229.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kp-688x342.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/Aurora\/globeNE.html\">http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/Aurora\/globeNE.html<\/a> &#8211; nice chart that you can use to find out how strong the Kp-index should be.<\/p>\n<p>It would be wise to use Google Earth or regular paper maps to find at least 4-5 places for photographing the northern lights, that are\u00a0not too far away from your home. What to look for?<\/p>\n<p>The easiest way is to use Google Earth satellite view. You are looking for places that are at least 10-15 minute drive from city or other constant light source. You will need a large field or meadow, lake or sea\u00a0or other treeless area facing north. You keep your camera facing north when shooting, so it would be good if nearby cities would be located on your left,\u00a0right and behind, but not in the front (north side).\u00a0\u00a0You can make a screenshot and mark\u00a0suitable places. You can mark nice places green and bad light sources red. So it is easier to decide later. Here in Estonia,\u00a0most little light sources like villages and private homes will be gone when the time is late enough 02-05 am\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=962\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-962\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-962\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Google Earth\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Google-Earth-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Google-Earth-300x137.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Google-Earth-460x211.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Google-Earth-688x315.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Google-Earth.jpg 1005w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><em>3DView from Google Earth<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Try to keep things simple. Pick the best place you can. It is unbelievable how far the light pollution travels at night. Even if there is some pollution in the distance keep shutter times a bit shorter and shoot your photos.<\/p>\n<p>One example. We can see the lights from Hiiumaa when photographing on the northern coastline here in Saaremaa. From Hiiumaa and from the northern coast of Estonia, the lights from Finland are visible over the sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1068\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1068\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1068\" title=\"IMGP9612\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9612-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9612-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9612-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9612-460x307.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9612-688x460.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9612.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>View from the Panga Panga in Saaremaa. Lights from Hiiumaa are in the distance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>When to photograph?<\/strong>\u00a0Northern Lights are best viewed when\u00a0nights are dark and clear. So nights from October till March are the best. In the summertime aurora may be seen, but it must\u00a0be more powerful to be visible in the brighter\u00a0night sky.\u00a0The full moon has a bad effect on aurora too. It makes the whole sky much more brighter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1075\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1075\" title=\"Virmalised Saaremaa Eesti\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9653sat34vibrance8exposure2noise38web-685x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9653sat34vibrance8exposure2noise38web-685x1024.jpg 685w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9653sat34vibrance8exposure2noise38web-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9653sat34vibrance8exposure2noise38web-232x348.jpg 232w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMGP9653sat34vibrance8exposure2noise38web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><em>Pentax K10D ja smc DA 18-55mm @ 18mm, f3.5, ISO200, 54s. Kuup\u00e4ev 17.03.2013<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>It is possible to use\u00a0modern software and information technology\u00a0for better chance to photograph the northern lights.<\/strong>\u00a0Weather information ia available free <a title=\"free weather online\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ee\/search?q=weather+online&amp;oq=weather+online&amp;aqs=chrome.0.57j0l3j62.2830j0&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a> and from comfortable apps in you smartphone (ForecaWeather free, AccuWeather, Yr.no and others). You can see information about sunrise and sunset, when the moon rises and many more. With PC, Stellarium free software creates virtual sky on your computer screen. You can choose what date and time you are interested in. You can trackt the movement of stars and planets. Very useful and convinient. Modern DSLR cameras are very good for photographing northern lights. Their sensors are getting better every year and so you can use higher ISO and get less noise and more megapixels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1067\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1067\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1067\" title=\"stellarium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stellarium-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stellarium-1024x539.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stellarium-300x158.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stellarium-460x242.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stellarium-688x362.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/stellarium.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo: Stellarium free software on PC<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>There are cool apps for smartphones, that make seeing northern lights easier<\/strong>. I have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/aurora-forecast.\/id539875792?mt=8\">Aurora Forecast<\/a>, 3D Sun and Aurora installed on my iPhone. it seems to me that the first of them is the best. They are all made available for iOS devices. I am sure you canfind similar apps for Android too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1121\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1121\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1121\" title=\"Virmaliste Pildistami\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-1024x485.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-300x142.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-460x217.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo-688x326.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photo.jpg 1473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thanks to internet we can work together to capture beautiful auora photos, share them and share advice and our experiences.<\/strong>\u00a0It is possible to see photos made hundreds of miles away. The earth is in our reach. There are many good posts, forums and aurora related facebook groups online. If you do know some good Aurora resource online, then you are welcome to comment and only the best links will be highlighted in the end of this article. That makes it really easy to find good information on this topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NB!<\/strong>\u00a0If you find this little aricle useful, then you can let us know \ud83d\ude09 Just add our facebook page \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Piltnik24\">www.facebook.com\/Piltnik24<\/a>\u00a0to your favourites by clicking &#8220;Like&#8221;. By doing this you will be well informed about Northern Lights in Estonia in the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Little list to keep all the neccessary items with you, when goint to find the northern lights \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1302\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1302\" title=\"How to photograph aurora borealis\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/lights.jpg\" alt=\"How to photograph the northernlights\" width=\"521\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/lights.jpg 521w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/lights-267x300.jpg 267w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/lights-309x348.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1102\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1102\"><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">What to do when you have found the northern lights and want to take some photographs \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?attachment_id=1303\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1303\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1303\" title=\"photograph northern lights\" src=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photograph-northern-lights.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photograph-northern-lights.jpg 520w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photograph-northern-lights-258x300.jpg 258w, http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/photograph-northern-lights-299x348.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related links about the northern lights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nice overview about the current solar and auroral conditions: <a href=\"http:\/\/solar-flares.info\/\">http:\/\/solar-flares.info\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Realtime Aurora photo gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/spaceweather.com\/gallery\/index.php?title=aurora&amp;title2=lights\">http:\/\/spaceweather.com\/gallery\/index.php?title=aurora&amp;title2=lights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/northernlight\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/northernlight\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/northernlight\/<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; photos about aurorae<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuroraChet.Apichet?fref=ts\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuroraChet.Apichet?fref=ts<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Aurora Borealis Facebook page, many photos around the world<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/eestimaavirmalised\/?fref=ts\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/eestimaavirmalised\/?fref=ts<\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1;\">\u00a0&#8211; Aurora Borealis Facebook group in Estonia, northern lights photos from Estonia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?page_id=1138\">http:\/\/www.piltnik24.ee\/?page_id=1138<\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1;\">\u00a0&#8211; my own gallery, northern lights in Estonia, over 40 images.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irf.se\/Popular\/?docid=1132\">http:\/\/www.irf.se\/Popular\/?docid=1132<\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1;\">\u00a0&#8211; useful information about northern lights<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geo.mtu.edu\/weather\/aurora\/\">http:\/\/www.geo.mtu.edu\/weather\/aurora\/<\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1;\">\u00a0&#8211; aurora links and photos<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virmalised on kaunis taevane vaatem\u00e4ng, milles on maagilisust, salap\u00e4ra ja ebamaist ilu. Eestis on virmalised haruldased ja v\u00e4ga harva v\u00f5ib neid n\u00e4ha palja silmaga kirgastes\u00a0rohelistes, punastes ja lillakates toonides.\u00a0Virmaliste pildistamine on nende niisama vaatlemisest isegi p\u00f5nevam, sest siis saab osa kogetust teistega jagada. 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