Month: August 2023

Click here to check out my photos of a great Northern Lights display near Tromsø on October 12, 2023! Here's a quick summary of my suggestions and tips for taking photos of auroras on a cruise. What apps will tell me if auroras are visible? There are many out there, most pull info from the same sources. "Live Aurora Network" is not free, but it provides real-time sighting information and sky images from multiple locations, and it will send you alerts when there is auroral activity. SpaceWeatherLive and the Glendale App use more scientific data that some people might find difficult to interpret. What's the best way to take photos of auroras? The two most critical things are finding ways to steady your camera and to take manual control of settings if possible. You'll need to take exposures of several seconds in the dark, and the autofocus on cameras can easily get confused by auroras. It's helpful if you have a tripod or...