Apologies for being absent for the last week or so, I just got back from an amazing trip to New Zealand. What a spectacular country from the people to the culture and of course the landscapes and dark skies. 1 week ago today, I took this picture, it was my first time seeing the Southern Lights. I had tried on Friday night as well but got no aurora but did find a beautiful dark spot to shoot so I tried again on Saturday night. Not positive but possibly zodiacal light in the middle? It was not there the night before. EDIT was confirmed zodiacal light. Can’t forget the LMC or SMC either. This is 24 images 6 panel wide panorama 4 shots per panel. Second camera shooting a timelapse of the aurora to the right. Canon 5D4 Sigma 14mm f1.8 20 second x4 per panel ISO6400

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Новомодный "стив", снятый в Эстонии. Текст - из сугубо популярной заметки по ссылке. "Фотограф Алекс Поло поделился снимком необычного сияния в небе над деревней Суурупи в Эстонии. Вертикальные радужные полосы немного напоминают северное сияние. На самом деле это малоизученный атмосферный феномен..

Это малоизученный феномен.

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