Aurora Borealis
From Iceland to Idaho, Northern Lights Photographer of the Year 2025 Will Take Your Breath Away
Dec 10, 2025
Dunja Đuđić
Every December, Capture the Atlas reveals a magical collection that we eagerly await. The Northern Lights Photographer of the Year 2025 results have just landed,…
Photographer Captures the Aurora and Lunar Eclipse in a Once-in-a-Lifetime Photo
Mar 19, 2025
Dunja Đuđić
Imagine standing on a frozen lake in the remote Alaskan Arctic, surrounded by absolute silence. The Moon slowly turns a deep red, and the sky…
From Australia to Italy: Northern Lights Photographer of the Year 2024 winners show aurora from all over the world
Dec 3, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
This year has been incredible when it comes to auroras, with the phenomenon appearing as far south as the Balkans! Capture the Atlas has just…
Keep your eyes on the sky for upcoming aurora as far south as Illinois and Oregon
Oct 3, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
A powerful solar eruption on October 1 has set the stage for another series of auroras. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather…
The best time to see the Aurora is now and the next 6 months
Sep 22, 2024
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
You must have come across dazzling images of the green, red and purple auroras on the internet and wondered if you could see them too….
I nearly missed the Aurora Borealis in Austria, but then it blew me away
May 21, 2024
Markus Hofstätter
It all started when a friend texted me that I should go outside and capture today’s auroras. We call them Polarlichter here in Austria. Honestly,…
Send your aurora photos to NASA and help them study solar storms
May 20, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
The May 2024 solar storms caused one of the most intense aurora displays in the last 500 years, sending dancing green, purple, and pink lights…
Our favourite photos of the Northern lights shot as far south as France, Spain and Portugal
May 13, 2024
Alex Baker
It has been an incredible weekend for most people in the northern hemisphere. A strong geomagnetic storm made the aurora borealis visible to millions of…
Prepare your cameras for a strong aurora tonight
Mar 25, 2024
Alex Baker
If you’re in Northern Europe or North America, you might want to grab your camera tonight and step outside. Recent geomagnetic solar storms are making…
Build This Raspberry Pi-based DIY aurora detector for less than $300
Feb 19, 2024
John Aldred
If there’s one subject that a lot of photographers want to capture, it’s Aurora Borealis – otherwise known as The Northern Lights. But predicting them…