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usonian

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Mon Mar 25, 2024, 11:55 AM Mar 2024

Tips for aurora photography, if you are fortunate enough to see one after the recent solar flare

https://www.diyphotography.net/ten-quick-tips-photographing-northern-lights/

TEN QUICK TIPS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING NORTHERN LIGHTS

If you have a better article, please post it here. I can vouch for manual focus. Autofocus goes bonkers in the dark.

As for exposure, it looks like you want wide open aperture and exposure a second or less due to fluctuations in the source. Adjust ISO accordingly.

Not having shot an aurora photo, I can't say if meters are reliable in this situation.

You can always go manual, and just experiment with digital cameras thanks to the instant feedback in the viewfinder.

Tripod mandatory.

Comments welcome. I am a newbie to this, and don't expect the aurora to be visible in central CA.
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Tips for aurora photography, if you are fortunate enough to see one after the recent solar flare (Original Post) usonian Mar 2024 OP
A remote shutter release is helpful, you don't want to shake the camera while taking the picture. coprolite Mar 2024 #1
Yes, digital cameras I have used won't accommodate cables like we used to use, but usonian Mar 2024 #2

usonian

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2. Yes, digital cameras I have used won't accommodate cables like we used to use, but
Mon Mar 25, 2024, 01:38 PM
Mar 2024

Can be triggered via Bluetooth or just use the delay timer. I use the latter, since I turn BT and wi-if off to extend battery life.

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