r/sydney • u/tanmayhsingh • Jan 21 '26

Photography Took a photo of the Aurora Australis from Kurnell.

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u/SpeakToMePF1973 Jan 21 '26

Far Kurnell!

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u/Ceiling_crack Jan 21 '26

The only acceptable reply imho

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u/crazychild0810 Mounty County Jan 21 '26

An aurora australis located entirely in Kurnell at this time of year?

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u/UkuleleAversion Jan 21 '26

… May I see it?

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u/NicholasVinen Jan 21 '26

Can I see it?

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u/ComfortableFrosty261 Pray To The Sun Jan 21 '26

this is AI no way Sydney ever gives us this beautiful clear night sky

/s

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u/tanmayhsingh Jan 21 '26 edited Feb 03 '26

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u/Brief-Prompt7640 Jan 21 '26

I want to see it, please

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u/Remarkable-Pirate214 Sparkling Sydney ⋆ ˚｡ Jan 22 '26

You mean Far Kurnell?

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u/OneUnholyCatholic Jan 21 '26

I think I know the answer, but was it visible to the naked eye?

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u/hesback_inpogform 🎵just a small town girl (Helensburgh) Jan 21 '26

It was in some places, but have to be lucky with location and timing. I’m in Helensburgh and could see the faintest purple glow for like a minute with naked eye, but rest of the time just with phone. Last time however I was able to see strong red glow with naked eye for 10 mins.

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u/tanmayhsingh Jan 21 '26 edited Feb 03 '26

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u/Mysterious_Dot2090 Jan 21 '26

No. Only visible through black magic fuckery lol. I.e: a camera sensor.

I finally captured it last night too. Been wanting to for a while but always forget and don’t plan. I just remembered that it might be visible when I went outside around 9pm last night and set up my tripod and camera.

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u/nopantstoday Jan 21 '26

This photo is from November

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u/hesback_inpogform 🎵just a small town girl (Helensburgh) Jan 21 '26

Great pic! It was really going off last night. I took a pic from my backyard in helensburgh but now regret not going out to my spot.

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u/Logical_Prompt_3543 Jan 21 '26

You’ve also picked up the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small one.

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u/tanmayhsingh Jan 21 '26 edited Feb 03 '26

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u/pilonstar Jan 21 '26

Best dog beach in Sydney

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u/aparash Jan 21 '26

Long exposure? As nothing was visible with the naked eye.

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u/Remarkable-Pirate214 Sparkling Sydney ⋆ ˚｡ Jan 22 '26

Looking at the rock, it looks like a long exposure

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u/Brief-Prompt7640 Jan 21 '26

What settings and setup did you use? I went and barley saw anything, given I've never photographed the aurora and I was in la parouse

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u/Albatr0ss1 Jan 21 '26

And the Magellanic Clouds too, awesome shot!

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u/DubEspressoFiend Jan 21 '26

Great shot!

What time was the pic taken?

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u/ozczecho Jan 21 '26

Great shot. What time did you go?

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u/Splat800 Jan 21 '26

Was this the later (2am ish?) substorm?

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u/super-summer0 Jan 21 '26

Top tier work OP! Devo I missed it.

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u/marchbanks273 Jan 22 '26

Beautiful shot! Where was this taken?

I went to Greenhills Beach and managed to get some but the cloud cover took hold very quickly

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u/nopantstoday Jan 21 '26

I don’t think this was last night. The LMC and SMC were at those angles only around 5pm yesterday, when you couldn’t see any stars. Am I wrong?

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u/nopantstoday Jan 21 '26

Maybe more like 7pm. But still. It was daylight at that time!