Photographer’s once-in-a-lifetime shot of #LightningSprites and the Milky Way: zorz.it/hPoUD

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Photographer’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Shot of Lightning Sprites and the Milky Way While out photographing the dark skies of New Zealand last weekend, the heavens aligned for Dan Zafra as he captured lightning sprites appearing in front of the galactic core of the Milky Way. [Read More]

“Red Sprites & the Milky Way – A once in a lifetime shot! The other night in New Zealand, I captured something I never thought I’d see in my life — red sprites flashing above the Milky Way!  These electrical discharges happen high above thunderstorms and last only a few milliseconds. That night, a distant storm over the Southern Alps lined up perfectly with the Galactic Core… and everything just clicked. Even after years of chasing the night sky, this one felt like pure magic. Adding to the show, we had a little Aurora Australis and comet SWAN as a green dot with a tiny tail when zooming in the images!  When I saw them in the timelapse that I run, I almost shed a tear.  More to come!  Sony A7III + Sony 24 mm GM. Single shots. No tracked or stacked  @ capturetheatlas”

#DanZafra Photography: ‘“Red Sprites & the Milky Way – A once in a lifetime shot! ..in New Zealand, ..electrical discharges ..above thunderstorms and last only a few milliseconds.. a distant storm over the Southern Alps lined up perfectly with the Galactic Core..”
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Incredible #photo captures #CometATLAS and the #MilkyWay in the #MojaveDesert zorz.it/ygLWt | #JessicaStewart #DanZafra #TravelPhotographer #AstronomicalEvent #LasVegas #CometTsuchinshanATLAS

Over a lake in the mountains, the Milky Way as an arc in this fish-eye view, with the sky filled with huge, mostly red curtains of light.

Tom Rae captured this image at Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park in New Zealand in May 2024. Beautiful shot, Tom!
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📸 Capture the Atlas/ Tom Rae.

A person standing on a red paddle-board with mountains in the background, with the sky glowing with complex patterns of purple and green light.

Here’s a winning photo from Dan Zafra’s annual northern lights photography contest at Capture the Atlas by Herry Himanshu. Beautiful! See more at: earthsky.org/todays-image/best-northe...
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📸 Capture the Atlas/ Herry Himanshu.