Flight to the Lights
March 23 2017 · astro-photography aurora
The inaugural Flight to the Lights was a chartered flight organised by Ian Griffin to view the Aurora Australis. The 767 took off from Dunedin Airport and flew to 62° south. It was an amazing experience. Because of our altitude and latitude the photographs really portrayed the depth of the aurora - something you could never capture standing on a south facing beach. The flight was timed so the moon rose towards the end of the flight at around 2am. The moonlight was very bright but amazing at that …
