Photographing Aurora ?

NickTheBatMan wrote:

I'm going to Northern Finland soon - hoping to see Aurora...? I now
realise that it's not a good year but I've booked and am going and
there is of course more of a chance than here anyway !

I've a Nikon F60 as well as a D5000 and am considering taking both the
hedge my bets...
I've several lenses but most likely to take just the DX VR 18-200mm
f3.5-5.6 - which I know won't autofocus on the F60...

I'm wondering if anyone can give me some pointers about the best
settings for the camera that's going to be solidly mounted on a
Manfrotto tripod which I'm going to lug about with me !

I grew up where aurora was common in the winter. The aurora
is a full sky experience the wider the lens the better. The light
levels can be very deceiving. Dark adapted eyes will think it is
brighter than it is. Some aurora is barely brighter than the
background light and can brighten within seconds.

I saw a bright red aurora for a few days running bright enough
to cast shadows.

The link posted elsewhere on this thread has lots of good tips
especially starting points for exposure.

w..



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