This month has been a good one for aurora photographers, and Thursday night featured auroras as far south as New Mexico. So what’s behind the latest light shows and can we expect more?
One of the natural wonders of the world that our region is famous for is giving viewers a spectacular show these days. The free exhibition of lights, the Aurora Borealis is heading into a significant natural performance cycle.
Interest in Saskatchewan Aurora Hunters group spikes during pandemic
Monday, March 8th 2021, 12:29 pm - The Facebook group s membership has doubled to more than 10,000 in recent months.
The Saskatchewan Aurora Hunters Facebook page started out as a place where Colin Chatfield and his photographer friends could co-ordinate how best to capture one of the greatest light shows on Earth: the aurora borealis, or northern lights.
They d discuss strategy, techniques, locations and the gear required to capture the stunning natural phenomenon that sparks brilliant greens, pinks and yellows across Saskatchewan s prairie sky. But over the years, the page has changed.
It s grown from a local gathering place for a group of friends to a community of more than 10,000 people eager to share their own images of the night sky including newcomers ready to learn the basics of how to take the best shot of something so present, yet evasive to an untrained lens.