The Great Aurora Storm | A Nightscape Journal | Northern Lights Photography | Solar Storm

[@pslgoh]

Incredible coverage of this event. Such a memorable night for astrophotographers around the world. Great to hear your excitement in the video!

[@nightscapejournals]

@@pslgoh thanks for watching and really kind of you. I still get goose bumps thinking about it!

[@AstroFarsography]

At 12:05 over your right shoulder in the background you can even see the green aurora dancing. What an incredible video, this was a really pleasant watch. Music was great also and your excitement was infectious. Really made me feel like I was there. I also verbally exclaimed "Oh, no way!" when I saw the drone hyperlapse. That's insane, and the large pano. What a great night you had!

[@nightscapejournals]

“It’s behind you!!!”. Thanks for the kind comment, Ruz - really appreciated. I was chuffed to bits to het a usable bit of drone hyperlapse after the sketchy attempt in Norway - I’m amazed how those things can pick up such low light. Thanks for the support. 👍

[@alma175w]

Fantastic work, Paul! Really enjoy the commentary and your perspective on the night!

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Matthew - the fact that I was even able to string a sentence together was remarkable - I still get goosebumps thinking about that night!

[@BBAFER]

That second shot is absurdly cool! That was such a crazy night, I was wildly swinging my camera around in every direction I had no idea where to look it was all so amazing.

[@nightscapejournals]

It really was one of those nights when finding and sticking with a composition was hard! Maybe that was a lesson to us all to just stop clicking away and watch it! Thanks so much for watching - hope you came away with some great pictures.

[@Roysivertsen]

Great video! I loved how you showed pictures and timelapses during the video, it was really immersive! 10/10 Thanks for sharing!

[@nightscapejournals]

Very kind of you, Roy. Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching. 👍

[@gr-astro]

Wonderful night that was the best Aurora I've ever witnessed! You got some great footage and time lapses (fantastic 'drone' panorama) Paul. Love the foreground too. Fantastic stuff!

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks for the support, Geraint- it really was a spectacular night, wasn’t it? Glad you captured some goodies too!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Wow, what an amazing video you've produced here Paul. You went to extraordinary effort with this one and it really shows my friend. Love all the images and timelapses . .and especially the drone work. You captured this remarkable night so beautifully. Really well done.

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks so much for the support and kind words, Richard - really appreciated. It was a particularly videogenic (is that a word?!) night!

[@GrowPhotography]

Loved it Paul, that image around the 19:20 mark... Epic 😍. Having the aurora overhead like that must have been amazing. At 32 degrees south we had colour probably to about 60 degrees which was also amazing. Still working my way thru images currently, and hopefully a video out in a week or 2.

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Greg - it really was an amazing experience. That pano was an absolute pig to stitch but it really shows the extent of the display. Really looking forward to your adventure too!

[@andersbluff]

Inspired by your commitment to capturing such a stunning display of the aurora. Great video mate. Loved it!

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks so much - really appreciated. I had to make the most of such an epic display!

[@sjbastro]

Great video of the aurora storm and superb coverage of how the event developed throughout the night. Glad you caught the corona too and seeing the aurora to the south - such a rare occurrence for the UK. A truly memorable night. The hyper lapse and pano shots were amazing. Excellent stuff! 😃

[@nightscapejournals]

Cheers, Steve - really appreciate that. It was an absolutely sensational night - still buzzing now!!

[@christopherjones4604]

Wow, Paul what a super video of the night, love the timelapse with the moving arrays, well done in putting this together 👏👏👏

[@nightscapejournals]

Thank Chris - really appreciated and glad you enjoyed it.

[@AstroRoad]

What a surreal event it was, footage you've captured there Paul is just stunning.

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Dominic - really appreciated. I’m looking forward to watching your video - just need to find a quiet time to sit down!!

[@thefens]

Now that was special - love my KZbin mornings.. more so when i get to watch content of this standard - that edit is as good as if it was a TV production.. Paul Haworth the next presenter for The Sky at Night! 👍

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks for watching and for the encouragement, Paul. It was such a special night. 🤣🤣 I’m not sure my ramblings are quite concise enough for proper telly!!!

[@thefens]

@@nightscapejournals then ther'es always that little extra money from It'll be alright on the night that can be made 🤣🤣🤣

[@davelindey8023]

Excellent video Paul. Here in the Niagara Region of Canada we were as well treated to some wonderful sights in the night sky. Well done.

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Dave - I bet that was a great place to see it from! Thanks for watching.

[@corinlewis3073]

Thanks for your great video of the Aurora , that Friday night was out of this world, it was first time seeing the Aurora, and seeing from London, OMG! They are no words 😊😲

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks so much for your kind comment, Corin. Amazing you saw it from London too - I did think at one point “this would look really cool with Tower Bridge as a foreground” - I reckon that might have been possible at its brightest moments!

[@corinlewis3073]

@@nightscapejournals On that Friday night, I had just got in from work, I had set up my Astrophotography rig to image M101, but as look at the data , I couldn't understand why the M 101 data was so faint so I went outside and my amazement I looked North and saw the Aurora for the first time 😲

[@starman1969]

Great video Paul. Some cracking time lapse images there of the incredible aurora display, which when I first saw it overhead, I couldn't believe my eyes because I thought I had to look north lol. What a great location too, with the radio dishes. I particularly like your star trail with the big dish.

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Stephen - very kind of you. It really was an incredible night, wasn’t it? Still buzzing today, over a month on!!

[@lukomatico]

Phenomenal work mate!! What a great video! ❤

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Luke - really appreciated. What a night!

[@massimobollini4622]

Great video for a great event Paul. Fantastic weather condition also. The Aurora was also visible from the north part of Italy.

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks so much, Massimo. Amazing that it was visible from the north of Italy - really shows the magnitude of the event!!

[@massimobollini4622]

@@nightscapejournals Unfortunatelly i was busy and I did not see the event. I saw some photos taken by friends and the red halo of the upper part of aurora was well marked and clearly visible.

[@illsdom6055]

Great video Paul. A pure bliss night we will remember. Glad to you sharing your experience with us! Have a nice day!

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks for your kind comments. It really was an awesome night. 👍

[@astronebulee578]

This is the one journal I've been looking forward to ever since the Aurora display. Thank you Paul, I bow to thee. I coukd just relive the excitement of the night each moment that you had, remembering all with such clarity. Once again the perfect foreground choice for the possibly once in a lifetime aurora display. Your images are breathtaking easily matching the Aurora show. With ought your guidance, information and help I would never be at a position to take on Widefield Astrophotography and capture the Aurora myself, so thank younso much.

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Lee - that means a lot. So glad you managed to get out and capture your awesome timelapses. Definitely one for the record books!

[@StarScaperPhoto]

I"ve been waiting all day to watch this one properly and it was phenominal Paul! You captured this historical night beautifully. Compliments on how relatively structured you've been able to get your video. The stuff you say actually makes sense, no dogs 😅. Thanks so much again for putting in the hours for our enjoyment. Although I can imagine this is one of the best souvenirs one can wish from such an historical event 👌.

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Jeroen - massively appreciate the support and inspiration, mate. Ha ha, no “dogs”, but I think they tell the story too, right? The craziness of the whole evening distilled into one bonkers and brilliant catchphrase! 🤣🤣 Definitely a souvenir for me. 👍

[@brucecrossan2284]

We got a fabulous Aurora in Auckland, New Zealand. Latitude 37 degrees South, so similar latitude to Gibraltar. Told my wife we had just saved $30,000. . . ticked off a bucket list item without a trip to Northern Norway!

[@nightscapejournals]

Wow, Bruce, that’s amazingly far north!! Glad you managed to enjoy the show. Norway is still definitely worth the visit at some point - a stunning place, with some similarities to parts of the South Island. Thanks for watching.

[@christopherdean2576]

Super video Paul ..... great soundtrack too unleashing the bass in my new cans !!! 🙂

[@nightscapejournals]

Ha ha, thanks Chris. I felt like after all the ambient timelapses it was time to unleash a bit of bass into the proceedings and do things a bit differently. What a night!

[@christopherdean2576]

@@nightscapejournals it certainly was …. life-affirming !!!👍🙂✨

[@billwright9518]

Well worth the wait for the video Paul, what a amazing night and a beautiful video.

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Bill - really appreciated. I keep reliving the night in my mind, so having the video as well is a bonus!

[@paulclark9123]

it doesn't get better than this.

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Paul. A phenomenal night. Enjoyed every second!

[@Astrobloke]

Absolutely brilliant Paul. What a great capture of an amazing event. I wish I had known more and had ventured out like you, was still awe inspiring from my back garden. clear skies mate

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Glenn. Just so glad you were able to see it and capture some fantastic pictures. That all-sky video was epic!

[@AntonioPena1]

Amazing!

[@nightscapejournals]

Thank you - appreciated. It really was an amazing night!!

[@focusphotonsfrugally6644]

Epic one Paul you really captured the vibe off a once in a lifetime night. Just fantastic!

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks so much - it really was an amazing night. I just lacked a motorbike!! 🏍️

[@SimonsAstro]

Wow Paul, definitely one of your best videos mate😀 I’ve so looked forward to this! Thanks for the heads up on that Friday, when you said it’s not a drill😀 I, like many were able to see a fantastic show! I too think it was better than when I saw them in Finland back in 2020! Your location was spot on Paul! A great backdrop! So cool to see the telescopes all moving in unison 😀 Nice hyperlapse too! Super Timelapses, some of the best I’ve seen! 👍 Excellent work, clear skies!

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks, Simon - really appreciate the support. so glad you got to see it - an absolutely epic night! I was so chuffed when the telescopes started moving - an absolute bonus!

[@nordiclightphototours153]

Excellent Paul. It was a remarkable event. I can confirm hat with such a geomagnetic storm up in the arctic you have to look south, but also that you can not see it there (when it was dark enough - Now Midnight sun) because the oval was extremely far south. So when this would happened in September... the north goes out empty. As simple as that. I am still speechless of what I saw. Just WOW!

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks, Hendrik - it was mad!! Yes, I've had aurora in the South from Senja and Langoya before, never dreamt I'd see that from where I live!

[@nordiclightphototours153]

@@nightscapejournals I was in Southern Germany... Packed extremely light a week earlier and needed to work with what I had. However, experience is key and I managed to make a few Timelapse's, which work out very nicely.

[@nightscapejournals]

@@nordiclightphototours153 pleased to hear it!

[@MartinFransson]

Oh, I almost forgot - that hyperlapse turned out great as well!

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks - it needed a bit of stabilisation but gradually this whole idea is beginning to come together! I think having something small and high-contrast in the frame (in this case the top of the dish) helps, as you can then anchor on that during stabilisation.

[@MartinFransson]

@@nightscapejournals I think you are right about that! I might try with the noctilucent clouds if they care to grace us with their presence this year 😅

[@Tony-Elliott]

Hi Paul what amazing video thanks so much for taking the time to make these video's

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Tony - my pleasure.

[@SauterScoots]

awesome video pal

[@nightscapejournals]

@@SauterScoots thanks very much - really appreciate that. 🙏

[@kochkathryn88]

Absolutely beautiful

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks, Kat - really appreciated and thanks for watching! 😊

[@scottmcnally]

Another banger Paul! Shooting those telescopes moving in unision with the aurora was pretty cool. For sure an unforgettable night. Not sure how we're supposed to shoot anything less than G4 going forward!

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Scott - appreciated. Yep, G4 or Go Home!! 🤣🤣 I was so pleased when those scopes started moving - couldn’t have planned it!! Thanks for your support.

[@catperkinton4710]

great video, and what a location! it was a bonkers night, the biggest activity I have seen & first time for a full corona visible to the eye for me here in Scotland and the first time I have wished for a lens wider than 28mm on full frame. At times I did not know where to look next, the activity was so wild and so far reaching, going fully South at times. Sleep did not happen that night. I love your reaction in several parts of the video, as I can recall feelng the same elation myself. Amazeballs!!

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks so much for watching and your kind comment. This event really messed with my “stock” Aurora compositions because it just wouldn’t stay in the north!! Sounds like it must have been spectacular up there. Sensational night!

[@petesastrophotography]

Awesome stuff Paul, that was a fantastic watch, didn't expect anything less🙂Was certainly a memorable night and was certainly the best aurora I've seen up this way since the late 80's (that one was even better). My only regret is not taking better photo's and also makng a timelapse, I was just too busy gawping at the light show! Having said that, while it won't be as good, it looks like there is more to come with the sun being so active just now🤞

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks, Pete - glad you enjoyed it. There's a lot to be said for just watching; I had to slow down and do that a few times to make sure I was taking it all in - I wanted the memories more than the footage and shots. Hopefully we'll see some more in the next few months!

[@simonextremeweatherluckman7503]

You probably seen mine from Thurne, Norfolk before it fogged out 😊 very good watch BTW

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks, Simon - appreciated. Sorry you fogged out - I’d been thinking about heading up to the Norfolk coast but stayed local for exactly that reason.

[@matej.mlakar]

That big pano is simply glorious! :D what a show. Cant wait to see you capture NLCs... that is on my wishlist too, but I think I'm a bit too far south.

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Matej. Really appreciate the support. I think you may be good for the larger NLC displays - but I doubt last year's haul would have been good for you (last year was a failure for me). Did you capture any of the aurora show?

[@matej.mlakar]

@@nightscapejournals I mean, I have seen images of NLCs from Slovenia, but those were taken in eastern parts where the landscape is quite flat. Nah, wife got sick, so I had to cancel my mw core and aurora plans... now I'm waiting to see what June will bring :D.

[@nightscapejournals]

@@matej.mlakar sorry to hear that. I hope she’s on the mend. All the best to you both. 👍

[@matej.mlakar]

@@nightscapejournals its all good now, thank you 😀

[@naturehawk1]

Another great video Paul...I hope you`ve ordered a canvas for your wall of that wide view stitched pano??...awesome mate 👏

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks so much, Pete - really appreciated!! I need to choose - and not sure I’ve got much wall space left!! Maybe I need a reorganisation.!

[@mcdond2512]

Just watching your video and I had pretty much the same gear on the night ( canon 6d/Sigma 24mm f 1 4 and canon 80d/Samyang 14mm F2.8) I was shooting from the NE of Scotland and had to look south to see it though was overhead for most of the night. A truly once in a lifetime experience, though I hope not. Great video!

[@nightscapejournals]

Fantastic, and thank you for watching. I hope you managed to get some great images. I can well imagine how it was overhead or south for you!! Amazing display - definitely hope to see a repeat from these latitudes one day!

[@mcdond2512]

@@nightscapejournals yep. 3000+ shots to work through and some amazing Corona shots. What a night.

[@MartinFransson]

Awesome video Paul! Was getting bored here at the hospital so great timing 🙂 Ha ha, my favourite timelapse might actually be the one with the drone in frame. Looked really cool seing it like a green flash moving around. Btw, what are you filming with, when both 6D:s are doing timelapse?

[@nightscapejournals]

Thanks Martin - really glad it brought some light relief for you. Yes I quite enjoyed the drone one too - told some of the story of the night and there happened to be a “swish” in the music at exactly the right moment!! I always film on my Sony A7S, which basically sees in the dark!