Light and Motion Photography

Although we have been fortunate to witness a Kp 7-8 aurora in Iceland, we have never had the same opportunity down under. At the southern tip of New Zealand, most aurora forecast sites suggest you require a Kp 5-6 storm to view the Aurora Australis. However at Curio Bay in ideal conditions (Southern NZ, after midnight, no light pollution and no moon), we were able to capture this image with a 30 second exposure at f2.8, ISO 6400. The Kp index at the time? Kp2

Location: Curio and Porpoise Bay NZ

Photographer: Alvin Ing