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It was a great night for Aurora (Northern Lights) sky watchers here in southern Ontario. The CME launched from the Sun towards Earth 3 days previous set off a nice display of dancing colours in the night sky.
I was lucky enough that it was clear this night and I set off to photograph the show. These are some of the photos I was able to get. Taken with my trusty Canon 350XT (Rebel) 8mp DSLR and a timer remote. Fixed tripod. I used RAW, ISO 1600 and exposures of 15-20sec through a Sigma 17-70mm zoom lens set to F3.5/17mm. Processing was done in Photoshop.
One of the photos below is a panorama made from stitching 3 photos together to show the full aurora stretching across the sky.
My story began more than 40 years ago looking up at the Moon with a small collapsible telescope my Father had. Encouraged by my parents, who bought me my very own telescope, a 4.5″ reflector, I began to explore the night sky from my family home backyard. Today I do astrophotography from my home in Kitchener, Ontario and also with remote telescopes located in New Mexico and Australia. Some of my images have won awards and have been featured online and in magazines.
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