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Lots of solar activity recently, which has led to the Aurora Borealis being seen farther south than usual. People who usually don't have the opportunity to get images have been posting lots of great images. I have never seen the Northern Lights and on the few night there was a chance of seeing them in San Francisco, the fog rolled in right on schedule at sunset. However, I made a recent trip to New Zealand and spent time on Anchor Island in Fiordland National Park at the southern end of the South Island. We only had one clear night and, sure enough, we saw the Aurora Astralis, the Southern Lights. Here are a few images. Anchor Island is almost entirely covered by a dense, temperate rainforest. The only place we could get a clear view of the aurora was by standing on the small helipad in front of the site where we were staying. Thus, we had a great view of the lights over the tops of the island hills, but we did not have much to see in the foreground. Most of the images I have seen of the Northern Lights show blue and green colors, so I was amazed to see the red and green of the Southern Lights. After my return, I have seen some Northern Light shots that are also red and a green. If you look carefully, you can see a shooting star.
All images taken with a Nikon Z9, Nikon Z 24-70mm f/.2.8 S at 10 seconds @ f/2.8, ISO 800.
All images taken with a Nikon Z9, Nikon Z 24-70mm f/.2.8 S at 10 seconds @ f/2.8, ISO 800.
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