Northern Lights Photography for Beginners This How to Photograph Northern Lights guide is written for beginners in Northern Lights photography. We do however assume you have a basic knowledge of photography in general as well as having or wanting to get the necessary equipment. The biggest difference with night-time and daytime photography is Manual and […]
Read more »Great news! Coronal hole will face the Earth in the beginning of November, throwing fast moving solar wind at us which is likely to cause G1 geomagnetic storms (Kp 5) on November 3.-4. This means that colourful, dancing and dynamic northern lights are likely on Saturday and Sunday night. Watch our cloud cover forecast and […]
Read more »Without a doubt, it is best to enjoy the northern lights on a dark, moonless night. The bright light of the full (or almost full) Moon definitely has an effect on the visibility of the northern lights – although not by much. Case in point. The featured picture and the one below were taken from […]
Read more »Tonight, September 28 2018, the waning moon pays a visit to the constellation of Taurus the Bull. The moon is still so bright that it renders most of the stars in it invisible. But one stands out like not other: Aldebaran, Taurus’ brightest star, the red eye of the angry bull. Aldebaran is in front […]
Read more »Tonight, Tuesday September 25 2018, at 02:52 UT, the Moon is full. Because this is the closest full moon to the September autumn equinox, it is known as the Harvest Moon. You’ve seen it many times but perhaps you haven’t really paid attention to the glory of a full moon. Of course, the bright light […]
Read more »The night sky includes loads of beautiful phenomena besides the northern lights. The trick is just to know what to look for. One such phenomena is called the zodiacal light. The zodiacal light appears as a faint, diffuse triangular glow in the eastern sky just before morning twilight begins this time of year. This means […]
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