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So happy my photo was chosen, very interesting to read this discussion! Usually I shoot landscapes and auroras, so I usually do everything I can to avoid light polution and be in a dark spot waiting for Northern lights to appear. I'm no fan of orange clouds, I guess some of you know what I mean :) I...

Light Pillars This image is from December 10th in Oulu, Finland. When I went grocery shopping I noticed light pillars popping up all around me. I quickly went home to grab my camera because these moments usually don't last very long. It was -18C and the light pillars in this photo are from a nearby...

Trick or treat - Auroras © Thomas Kast, All Rights Reserved http://www.salamapaja.fi These auroras danced in the sky just minutes before midnight to Halloween 2013. It was a result of a X-flare unleashed by the sun a few days earlier. This is taken with a wide angle lense, so the upper part of the p...

Autumn auroras with twilight © Thomas Kast, All Rights Reserved http://www.facebook.com/salamapaja On August 27, 2013, the Earths interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) tilted and solar wind was able to flow into our atmosphere creating wonderful Northern lights. This photo is taken at a lake shore ne...

Mirrored lunar fogbow © Thomas Kast, All Rights Reserved http://www.facebook.com/salamapaja Last night (August 24, 2013) I was hoping for a great aurora show due to the expected CME and went to this lake near Yli-Ii, Finland. In this rather cold August night (+8C) there was patchy fog, especially in...

Aurora - Queen of the night (timelapse from winter 2012/13) During the past winter I've spent nearly sixty nights outdoors trying to capture some aurora timelapse sequences. My goal was to capture different shapes of auroras (corona, curtain, band, etc) and reflect the moods I felt using the right m...

Aurora borealis timelapse video

Shot during the winter 2012/13 in Finland.

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Aurora borealis near Kiiminki, Finland Copyright: Thomas Kast The Northern lights were a result of a fast-moving CME hitting Earths magnetic field. Equipment: Nikon D700, 14-24mm, exposure time 1.3s, ISO 2500 Bigger resolution available if needed. http://www.salamapaja.fi/photos/i-5MPbDVK/0/L/i-5MPb...

Corona explosion Copyright: Thomas Kast http://www.facebook.com/salamapaja Auroras danced in the sky from North to South and once they were directly above, the corona opened up and sent colorful rays in all directions. This magic moment lasts usually only a few moments. The Northern lights were a re...

Auroras Copyright: Thomas Kast http://www.facebook.com/salamapaja On March 18th 2013, I was in a forest near Kiiminki, Finland, waiting for Northern lights. Three days earlier a coronal mass ejection from the sun made its way towards Earth. Once the sky was dark enough amazing auroras appeared. Arc...

Millky way, auroras and meteor Copyright: Thomas Kast http://www.facebook.com/salamapaja On Oct 20th I was out at a lake near Haukipudas, Finland to shoot some timelapse sequenzes of the milky way. Auroras in green and red joined in from the North as well as a meteor passing. http://salamapaja.smug...