Wednesday, 1 March 2023

Aurora Borealis: Pictures of the Northern Lights

The Northern Lights could be seen over Knowlton Church near Wimborne, Dorset, on Monday evening

The Northern Lights could be seen over Knowlton Church near Wimborne, Dorset, on Monday evening

The Northern Lights as seen from Scotland last night

The Northern Lights as seen from Scotland last night

The ethereal glow was also seen clearly from St Andrews in Scotland

The ethereal glow was also seen clearly from St Andrews in Scotland

The Northern Lights over Souter Lighthouse in Whitburn, Tyne and Wear on Monday

The Northern Lights over Souter Lighthouse in Whitburn, Tyne and Wear on Monday

The Northern Lights over the Isle of Skye, Northern Scotland, which was the best place to catch the phenomenon overnight

The Northern Lights over the Isle of Skye, Northern Scotland, which was the best place to catch the phenomenon overnight

Extremely rare occasion where the Northern Lights are visible above Great Yarmouth Northern Lights over Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK - 27 Feb 2023

Extremely rare occasion where the Northern Lights are visible above Great Yarmouth Northern Lights over Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK - 27 Feb 2023

The Aurora Borealis Northern Lights at Donnington Castle, Newbury, Berkshire, February 27

The Aurora Borealis Northern Lights at Donnington Castle, Newbury, Berkshire, February 27

Northern Lights over Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye on Monday evening

Northern Lights over Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye on Monday evening

Stonehenge was illuminated in a mystical light as the ancient stones were silhouetted against the wonderful Northern Lights

Stonehenge was illuminated in a mystical light as the ancient stones were silhouetted against the wonderful Northern Lights

The Lights sparkled behind the Silvanus Roman sculpture on Croy Hill, North Lanarkshire, at around 10pm, with reds and greens seen by stargazers

The Lights sparkled behind the Silvanus Roman sculpture on Croy Hill, North Lanarkshire, at around 10pm, with reds and greens seen by stargazers

Stonehenge was illuminated in a mystical light as the ancient stones were silhouetted against the wonderful Northern Lights

Stonehenge was illuminated in a mystical light as the ancient stones were silhouetted against the wonderful Northern Lights

The Northern Lights seen at the South Shields Souter lighthouse in Tyne and Wear

The Northern Lights seen at the South Shields Souter lighthouse in Tyne and Wear

The Northern Lights were seen across the UK. Pictured: The Aurora between 10pm and 11.30pm on Kensaleyre, Isle of Skye

The Northern Lights were seen across the UK. Pictured: The Aurora between 10pm and 11.30pm on Kensaleyre, Isle of Skye

The Northern Lights were seen dazzling the skies as far south as the Brecon Beacons on Sunday night (pictured)

The Northern Lights were seen dazzling the skies as far south as the Brecon Beacons on Sunday night (pictured)

Photographer John Trueman said: "I was out tonight at Findhorn in Moray, Scotland. The sky went from a dull glow in the distance to an explosion of colours and patterns weaving across the night sky one of the best I have seen since 2016"

Photographer John Trueman said: 'I was out tonight at Findhorn in Moray, Scotland. The sky went from a dull glow in the distance to an explosion of colours and patterns weaving across the night sky one of the best I have seen since 2016'

Many stargazers were likely pleasantly surprised when they spotted the Northern lights over Portobello beach in Edinburgh

Many stargazers were likely pleasantly surprised when they spotted the Northern lights over Portobello beach in Edinburgh

The Northern Lights were seen, mainly emerald green in colour, above St Leonard's Head in St Andrews, Scotland

The Northern Lights were seen, mainly emerald green in colour, above St Leonard's Head in St Andrews, Scotland

This dazzling photograph was taken at Johnston Loch, Gartcosh, in Scotland, at around 11pm last night

This dazzling photograph was taken at Johnston Loch, Gartcosh, in Scotland, at around 11pm last night

Beautiful: Aurora borealis is expected to light up the night sky across Britain and stretch as far south as Kent and Cornwall. Stonehenge was illuminated by the Northern Lights last night

Beautiful: Aurora borealis is expected to light up the night sky across Britain and stretch as far south as Kent and Cornwall. Stonehenge was illuminated by the Northern Lights last night

The Northern Lights were seen dazzling the skies as far south as the Brecon Beacons on Sunday night (pictured)

The Northern Lights were seen dazzling the skies as far south as the Brecon Beacons on Sunday night (pictured)

While commonly visible from the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, and occasionally Scotland, the Northern Lights rarely grace the night sky any further south. Pictured: The northern lights over Knowlton Church near Wimborne in Dorset on Monday evening

While commonly visible from the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, and occasionally Scotland, the Northern Lights rarely grace the night sky any further south. Pictured: The northern lights over Knowlton Church near Wimborne in Dorset on Monday evening

A stunning long exposure photographs show the Northern Lights shining behind mountains and illuminating a Scottish loch on March 30

A stunning long exposure photographs show the Northern Lights shining behind mountains and illuminating a Scottish loch

The Northern Lights play out in the skies over the mountain of Eystrahorn in Iceland's Eastfjords in this bewitching photograph by Pierpaolo Salvatore. 'Seeing the Northern Lights dance above one of the most beautiful mountains in Iceland is a difficult experience to put into words,' he says, adding: 'Imagine the wind in your face, the smell of the sea, and the sound of the waves on the rocks while the Queen of the North dances in the sky. I love nature in all its forms precisely because it offers moments like this'

The Northern Lights play out in the skies over the mountain of Eystrahorn in Iceland's Eastfjords

‘On my last trip to Iceland, I decided to try my luck in one of its most iconic locations, a magical place for any landscape photographer,’ says Asier Lopez Castro of the southern Icelandic peninsula of Stokksnes, where this picture was captured. It’s a place known for its dramatic mountains and black sand beaches. Castro recalls: ‘It snowed the day before, and the air mixed the fallen snow with the fine sand, making the textures on the ground incredibly beautiful. Then the sky did the rest’

 the southern Icelandic peninsula of Stokksnes

Kavan Chay captured this vibrant picture on Taieri Beach in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. He says: 'New Zealand is really a special place for astrophotography. The skies are beautifully dark, and there are so many interesting landscape features to take in.' He continues: 'It’s this exact shot that made me addicted to chasing auroras, and I’ve had the privilege of enjoying this sight many more times since then, with hopefully more of these moments to come'

Taieri Beach in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island

'These are the Arctic nights that leave you breathless!' So says photographer Giulio Cobianchi, who captured this breathtaking picture on Norway's Lofoten Islands. 'My goal was to photograph a “double aurora and Milky Way arc”, to add to my aurora collection,' he says. 'It wasn’t completely dark yet when I began to see the faint Milky Way in front of me. I hoped that in the next hour, a faint aurora would appear on the opposite side, creating an arc that would fit perfectly into the composition, and so it was! What a night!' Outlining what appears in the shot, he continues: 'Under the Milky Way, you can see the Andromeda Galaxy in the middle of the two arcs. A shooting star acts as the cherry on top, and above a colourful aurora, there is one of the most beautiful constellations, the Big Dipper! To the north, you can still see the light of the sun, which had recently gone below the horizon'

Norway's Lofoten Islands

The Northern Lights put on an eye-popping display over southern Iceland's Thjofafoss waterfall and the Burfell hill in this shot by Jannes Krause. The photographer says: 'Originally my flight back home was scheduled to depart about 12 hours before this intense solar storm, but as soon as I saw the perfect weather and aurora projections, I knew that I just had to change my plans and extend my trip by an additional day'

southern Iceland's Thjofafoss waterfall and the Burfell hill

Rachel Jones Ross turned her lens to the skies above the Tombstone Mountain Range in Canada's Yukon territory for this mesmerising photograph. The photographer says: 'The northern sky is utterly fascinating. We have all heard stories about the Land of the Midnight Sun: in the summer, the sun doesn’t really set, and in the winter, nights are long with no sun, or very little sun at all. But there are also three to four days each month when the moon doesn’t set and three to four days each month when it doesn’t rise!’ Ross says that when she visited this region, there were four nights when the moon didn’t make it above the horizon, so she had dark nights for shooting the aurora

the Tombstone Mountain Range in Canada's Yukon territory

'This day will probably remain etched in my memory forever,' Mattia Frenguelli says of the October day that she took this picture of the aurora over Kirkjufell hill in western Iceland. She says: 'Unexpectedly, this was one of the most prominent displays of the Northern Lights in recent years'

Kirkjufell hill in western Iceland

A breathtaking light show fills the sky in this beautiful shot of Point Betsie Lighthouse, which sits on the northeast shore of Lake Michigan in the U.S state of Michigan. Photographer Marybeth Kiczenski says that there was a 'beautiful sunset and warm weather' on the evening that she took the picture. She made friends with fellow aurora chasers who were also waiting at the spot, and when the Northern Lights finally appeared at 11.30pm, they all clapped and cheered, she reveals. 'Afterward, we packed up and drove the three hours back to Martin [a village in Michigan] to start work for the day. Ah, the life of an aurora chaser!' she says

Point Betsie Lighthouse, which sits on the northeast shore of Lake Michigan in the U.S state of Michigan

Photographer Nico Rinaldi snared this picture in Murmansk Oblast, a region in northwestern Russia that he had ‘dreamed’ about photographing for a long time. He says: ‘There, you feel like you’re in the realm of snow monsters, in a landscape where the mountains and trees are dominated by ice and snow.'  Rinaldi notes that it was hard work to reach this location, but he managed to get there with the help of the 'friendly locals'. He reveals: 'That night, the Northern Lights put on an incredible show!’

Murmansk Oblast, a region in northwestern Russia

Jose D Riquelme battled temperatures of about minus 30 degrees Celsius to capture this brilliant shot of the Northern Lights near the village of Teriberka in northwestern Russia. He recalls: 'The place was very inhospitable, but we had some spectacular encounters with the “Green Lady” [nickname for the Northern Lights]. At these temperatures, you can only leave your tripod in one position because it will freeze, and you won’t be able to get it up or down, and therein laid the challenge of finding the perfect composition'

near the village of Teriberka in northwestern Russia

This otherworldly shot was captured by photographer Aleksey R on the Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia. He says: 'The beautiful thing about this area is that most rivers don’t freeze. Wandering around winter rivers coated in rime ice is one of the most magical experiences but also one of the most difficult to capture. Temperatures often drop below minus 30 degrees Celsius and moving through the fragile snow with snowshoes and a headlamp makes for a great challenge in hiking and composing images'

the Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia

This shot of the aurora australis was taken facing Nugget Point Lighthouse on the eastern side of New Zealand’s South Island. Photographer Douglas Thorne says: 'The lighthouse is set on a precipice, where the ocean meets the sky. From here, you can get panoramic views of the southern seas, so it’s a photographer’s dream location. I love the way the Milky Way surrounds the aurora.' The photographer adds that Nugget Point was named by the British explorer James Cook, who thought the huge rocks in the water looked like pieces of gold

Nugget Point Lighthouse on the eastern side of New Zealand’s South Island

Filip Hrebenda captured this breathtaking shot on a trip to Norway's Lofoten islands. He says: 'It was a really cold night, but that didn’t deter me. What a great night it was!'

Norway's Lofoten islands

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