Aurora+Pictures

=Aurora Pictures= The picture to the right was taken with a Canon XSi, ISO 400, shutter 46 seconds, F5.6, 18mm focal Length

Suggested Equipment

 * Warm Coat, Snow pants, Warm Boots, Hat, and Gloves
 * Hand warmers
 * Tripod
 * Cable Release or remote
 * Your camera with extra batteries - the cold will drain the batteries fast
 * Extra media cards
 * Small flashlight

Web Sites

 * [|Auroral Forecast] - Geophysical Institute
 * [|Weather Service] - Get the clouds out of the way
 * [|Moon] - new moon is best
 * [|Sunrise/sunset] - After about April 15th it doesn't get totally dark in Fairbanks. You can get Sunset, Civil Twilight, Nautical Twilight, Astronomical Twilight, as well and moon rise and set here.
 * [|Shoot the Aurora Borealis] by Dick Hutchinson
 * [|All about Digital Cameras] - site a bit old
 * [|Aurora Photos from Tekapo] - at the bottom of the page
 * [|Photographing Northern Lights With Your Digital SLR] by Roy Hooper