Aurora Australis ...

@dide and I are doing a photography course in Central Otago South Island (NZ) and we are having stunning weather and this part of the country is famous for it's beautiful Autumn colour... and what a bonus when last night we went out in the clear night sky to get some Astro Photography... and what a bonus when we witness the stunning phenonomum of an Aurora Australis... Another thing to tick off the bucket list...

Top twenty list for week 351...

[Delwyn Forsythe]

Wow! So we don't need to go to Norway then? Great shot

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Beautiful! FAV!

[Taffy]

@jyokota -- check this out!

Wow -- this is incredible!!!! A beautiful night capture of such a surreal event. Love it!

[Junko Y]

Spectacular, Julia! Is this the teacher you told me about? Maybe next summer . . . if he promises I can learn to shoot auroras like this!

[gloria jones]

Awesome capture and colors

[Pam Knowler]

This is stunning! I want to see this! Huge fav!

[Dianne]

Terrific image - such a magical time. Fav

[Kerry]

WOW Lucky you. Fav

[Maggiemae]

Not over here on the coast - been told north of Chch tonight!

[Margo]

So lucky to see this FAV

[Beryl Lloyd]

Just stunning ! fav

[Helen Westerbeke]

awesome! great experience

[Sam]

Magic!!! 50 million FAVs

[Jenfurj]

@delwynforsythe that's what I was thinking. Just have to plan a trip to NZ. Do they do tours to see these lights?

[Elizabeth]

Awesome capture of the aurora and the starry night!

[julia]

@jyokota yep we are on course #3.. and we will be back if they can produce shows like this..

[Junko Y]

@Taffy -- we must join Julia and Dianne for a course !

[julia]

@jyokota make it Autumn rather than summer.. as the colour is stunning..

[Junko Y]

@julzmaioro -- what months are best?

[Taffy]

@julzmaioro Autumn is much better for me usually -- thanks for the heads up! @jyokota Maybe 2018?

[Pat Knowles]

I spoke to Jo this morning & she was saying what great weather you are having, it's time! This is a stunning shot, so lucky! Fave.

[Terri]

Lovely.

[Lou Ann]

Just fabulous!

[Jennifer]

stunning shot.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Stunning shot

[Rookynook]

Beautiful

[PhylM-S]

Awed

[Rachel]

OMG, you are so lucky! Big fav!

[Sheralee S]

How fantastic! So lucky to have been there to capture it. Just stunning.

[*lynn]

big huge fav!

[Tony]

Amazing colours.

[Walks @ 7]

Phenomenal! Fav!

[Liana Bull]

Fabulous timing and fantastic image. I will be down that way over the next few days but I guess the Aurora activity will be over by then. Lucky you. Fav.

[Delwyn Barnett]

That is stunning Julia - so incredible to capture this.

[Angie]

Wow, just wow !!

[Babs]

Wow, somehow I missed this one. a huge fav. Congratulations on the TT, so well deserved. This is something I would love to see and I was hoping to see it when we cruised around New Zealand, but it wasn't to be.

[Annie D]

this is a beautiful image in composition and colour - beautiful light and silhouettes too - it should be further up the TT in my opinion :)

[julia]

@onewing @annied Thank you both ... a nice surprise to see it has made it to the top 20... It was an exciting moment when I saw it on the back of the camera...

[Josie Gilbert]

Gorgeous photo.

[John Falconer]

Fabulous capture. Congratulations.

[Lesley Chisholm]

Oh this is beautiful. Well caught, how special!

[Dianne]

So good to see this in the TT - congrats - it's a terrific image.

[Sondra Sarra]

Wow you had a wonderful show. we only get them that good were I live when it is G2-G3 storm or Kp 6-7 if your not familiar with solar storm ratings.

[julia]

@sarraphoto we were very lucky to be in the right place at the right time
. We live North Island NZ this was taken South island nz while on s camera course..