All weekend long the earth was hit with a huge solar storm which caused amazing Northern and Southern Lights (The Aurora Borealis or the Aurora Australis).
I was so excited to get out and photograph these, but it seemed as though it wasn’t meant to be. I went out shortly after dark and it was cloudy. I checked again at 11:45pm and it was still horizon to horizon clouds. This was really frustrating as amazing pictures were being posted all over my social media and on the news. So, I gave up, disappointed that I was going to miss yet another astro event due to clouds.
But wait.. at 3 am I got woken up by a noise. I looked out the window and it was totally clear and the Northern Light were dancing right above the house. So happy with my shots. There is even a selfie with me and the lights.
I shot all these photos with my Nikon D5300, a 10-22mm wide angle lens. Settings were F5, ISO1600, 5-10 second shutter speed. Manual focused to infinity.
Here is an explanation of the various colours in the northern lights
