'Twas a freezing cold night in May and sitting by the fire was super tempting. But it was a beauty for astro photography. So out I went. As I set up a grey tinge developed in the sky across the southern horizon. There's no light pollution south of us, so light in the south gets me excited as it's a sign of possible aurora activity.
My first exposure showed a green flash on the back of the camera and I knew something could be about to happen. For the next 20 minutes I exposed shot after shot. The sensor was probably running hot but it was worth it. From green, to pink, to purple and then fading to mauve the Aurora gave a magnificent display. And I had caught it quite by chance just as it began.
Normally, from where we are, you can only see a grey light with a tinge of green in the sky during an aurora. it's the camera that picks up the colours and intense activity. But on this night we could see the grey green flares rise and cross the sky with the solar winds. Even my partner came out to look and photograph - now that's a show!
