Listing good places to view aurora and when to go out on that cold night
When will Aurora be visible
You need an aurora in the sky where you are. This is a newbies Aurora Australis guide. I am collating info I’ve found from various sources in my endeavour to find and photograph an Aurora. This will be revised as
Where to find
The Aurora is formed when high speed sunspot activity collides with the Earths magnetic field. This can happen at any time but is only visible at night. Some very bright aurora are visible in the dawn and dust. Others require
How To Photograph
Here are the suggestions from great photographers I’ve found: Hobart auroa photographer Loic Le Guilly suggests 30 second exposure at 3200 iso, 16mm rectilinear lens wide open at f2.8. Local Geelong photographer Lachlan Manley exposes for 20-25 seconds at Iso’s 100-2500. Several shots