4Aurora Borealis / Australis
The shimmering, dancing lights of the Aurora Borealis and the Aurora Australis are certainly one of the most mystical and unforgettable phenomena of the night sky, Figure 4.1(a) and (b), respectively. The experience of witnessing cascading sheets of auroral light pouring over the dome of the sky has left many a night sky observer, including myself, speechless and in awe. Including an auroral display in a nightscape image is surely on the bucket list of most landscape astrophotographers.
Fortunately, aurorae are technically quite straightforward to photograph owing to their relative brightness compared to most of ...
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