Aurora in Kettering Tasmania sunday 17th

[Graham Sanders]

Hello folks, well we were blessed again with a light show from space, Julie and I watched the sky from around 8om to midnight, enjoy!

[iceman]

Amazing, thanks!

I love the 2nd last one!

[Omaroo]

Thank you Graham, fantastic images - and welcome to IIS. Who'd have thought you'd see this on Australian soil? Members of our astronomical society claim to have seen aurorae south west of Sydney several years ago so I guess if the conditions are right, they're right! I envy your experience.

[astroron]

Loved your photo's Graham ,I wish I could have seen them in real time .
Chris there was an aurora seen over Brisbane in 1989,I saw it from Burpengary as a red glow in the sky, and thinking it was from a fire in Brisbane took no notice only to be informed the next morning as to it's true identity:mad2:
Cheers:thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

i am in awe - simply breathtaking

[gary]

Hi Graham,

Hope you have been keeping well and thanks for sharing these wonderful images.
Fabulous to see you had such great seats for the show.

[Liz]

Beautifuil images Graham!! I amspending next March in Tassie hoping to witness some aurora.:)

[Miaplacidus]

Very nice!

[graham.hobart]

Unbelievable, and quite beautiful. You can imagine what folks in previous centuries would have made of these. Thanks for the post.
Graham (Hobart one)

[theodog]

I'll be there in September, hoping to do the same.

Great inspiring images Graham.:)

[bartman]

Awesome Graham!
Thanks for sharing.
Bartman

[stardust steve]

What an absolutely great set of images. You are lucky to have witnessed this event. Those images of the reflection on the lake/river are just awesome:thumbsup:

[dannat]

stunning graham, some of the best OZ aurora colours I've seen

[Saturn%5]

Very nice graham :thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

Superb!
Number 3 is my pick of the bunch. :D

[CapturingTheNight]

Great images :thumbsup: I'll be there in August with every conceivable body part crossed for a similar celestial show.

[snowyskiesau]

Any photographic pointers for shooting the aurora?
The view from my place was quite good but lacked colour, perhaps I'll do better to photograph it.

EDIT: On second thoughts, it's only 9:00PM and it's -1° so I won't be going outside.:)

[silv]

stunning! what a beautiful evening to spend together!

[multiweb]

Superb shots Graham, real nice. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[DavidU]

Wow, superb shot's Graham.:thumbsup:

[Graham Sanders]

Thank you all for the great feedback, some details on the photography,


aurora images are difficult to capture, especially over head bands and pulses. The horizons are quite easy as a rule, I use the following settings and seem to be able to achieve good results:

Canon 5D-mkII with EF 24-105mm 1.4
remote shutter release
A surdy tripod
ISO between 1000 and 2000
aperture wide open
exposures range from 10 seconds this will achieve a more naked eye image to 20-30 seconds for enhanced colours and light beams
this info is based on where I live, very dark skies and the ability to see the southern horizon, cheers to you all Graham

[gregbradley]

Fabulous shots. I like the widefield ones the best.

Greg.

[hotspur]

amazing captures-well done:thumbsup:

[Tamtarn]

Stunning aurora shots! How lucky you are to witness such spectacular sights from your home town. I havn't seen anything like the third and fourth shots of the pillars before. Brilliant work!

Barb

[White Rabbit]

Wow, what an experience, I'm envious. The second last image is out of this world, boom boom ;)

Thanks for sharing.