Aurora Borealis

Watch: Photographer films extremely rare “aurora curls”

Feb 1, 2024 Dunja Đuđić

Photographer Jeff Dai captured a site you don’t see every day, not even if you live in the far North or South. He managed to…



Here’s what Solar Maximum means for Astrophotography in 2024

Dec 12, 2023 David Williams

You will undoubtedly see news from unusual places about auroras being visible in our night skies more frequently than we’re used to. There’s a good…



Northern Lights Photographer of the Year 2023 winners capture auroras in unlikely places

Dec 6, 2023 Dunja Đuđić

Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has published the winners of the contest every aurora enthusiast loves: The Northern Lights Photographer of the Year. Like every year, this gorgeous gallery has been published in December because it coincides with the Northern Lights season. There isn’t only “one aurora to rule them all,” but the contest recognizes 25 images as the winners, and we bring you a selection I’m sure you’ll enjoy.



Photographers, keep an eye out for auroras around the world this weekend

Nov 30, 2023 Dunja Đuđić

A powerful solar flare erupted from the sun on November 29, 2023. It was classified as an M9.8-class, one of the strongest in recent years….



“Those cries of wonder when my students see the aurora borealis for the first time fill my heart”

Nov 27, 2023 Alex Baker

Paco Farero is a landscape photographer from Spain who specialises in nighttime photography. His images are a blend of impressive landscapes, astrophotography, and light painting….



Photographer captures the aurora, STEVE, Milky Way, and a shooting star in one photo

Nov 7, 2023 Alex Baker

The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, have been creating quite a display this week. In fact, the dazzling phenomena have lit up skies much further…



Aurora to travel as south as Indiana this week. Here’s how to shoot it

Jul 11, 2023 Dunja Đuđić

A solar storm is coming this week, and you may already know what this means: the northern lights are coming to the south! Aurora Borealis…



A recent solar storm triggers aurora all over the world

Apr 25, 2023 Dunja Đuđić

A strong solar storm hit the Earth on April 23, 2023, causing disturbances in our planet’s electromagnetic field. Consequently, people from many different parts of…



How I took challenging Aurora photos on a steep “platform” cliff at -20 °C

Mar 30, 2023 Virgil Reglioni

On March 23, 2023, the Earth got hit by the strongest geomagnetic storm in six years, and I was out executing my unique aurora shot…



Incredible aurora photo captured by astronaut in space

Mar 1, 2023 Alex Baker

The Aurora Borealis has been particularly spectacular this week, with sightings seen as far south as at the Stone Henge monument in the UK. Not…