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Aurora australis visit

It's very unusual to see an aurora where I live, in fact I've never before seen an aurora from the Australian mainland . Three things are needed: a clear sky, a dark night without light pollution or a full moon, and strong activity from the sun. Last night it all came together. Not only was the red upper light visible but the lower green also began to appear on the horizon. Two images, the first with my standard 50mm lens (PiP), then I realised I needed to go wider and pulled out the 14mm Samyang. One to view large on black.
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Diana Australis said:

Very nicely done, George. Looks spectacular. Big hugggs……❤️
4 months ago ( translate )

LotharW said:

Toll die Farbe ist beeindruckend und auch das Himmelsschauspiel!
4 months ago ( translate )

Steve Paxton said:

Sorry Did not see any at all stunning nice shot of the Milky way.
4 months ago

Franck Chabal said:

C'est splendide! Sans doute parce qu'il y a eu de fortes éruptions solaires la veille.
4 months ago ( translate )

Nouchetdu38 said:

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GORGEOUS****************************
4 months ago ( translate )

Ko Hummel said:

great George, also in the north was it posible to see, photograph the northern light. I was clouded out.
4 months ago

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Stunning colours !!
4 months ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Excellent capture!

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4 months ago ( translate )

Karl Hartwig Schütz said:

Phantastisch!
4 months ago ( translate )

Pam J said:

MAGNIFICENT GEORGE !!

THE SUN IS VERY VERY ACTIVE RIGHT NOW !
4 months ago

Günter Klaus said:

Wow,das sind ja geniale und schöne Aufnahmen von dieser tollen Stimmung lieber George,auch bei mir in Österreich sehen wir jetzt solche Lichter,das gab es früher auch nicht :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
4 months ago ( translate )

J.Garcia said:

Aurora borealis australis!!
Spectacular images, George*****
4 months ago ( translate )

Peter_Private_Box said:

Hi George
I like this picture very much!
It is a very different and exciting composition
Fantastic colours too.
I was hoping for 'Northern lights' in England, but, as always it was cloudy and raining. I will say that I have never seen from the ground, but I did from an airplane flight to America many many years ago. So, thank you very much for sharing, and a great clue for camera settings,
Best Wishes, and stay safe!!
Peter
4 months ago

tiabunna replied to Peter_Private_Box:

Thank you for your kind comment, Peter. The other camera setting, which doesn't show here, is the aperture of F4.
4 months ago

trester88 said:

Atemberaubend!
4 months ago ( translate )