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Luke O'Brien Photography

Luke O'Brien Photography

Aurora Australis Tasmania

Solar Minimum and the Aurora

January 22, 2017
The solar cycle swings between solar maximum and solar minimum and for the past few years we have been in the peak of that cycle. Over the last 12 months or so however, the sun has well and truly moved into its less active period – known as solar minimum. What is the Solar Cycle?...Read More

Night Sky Photography Noise Reduction

November 17, 2016
I recently came across a very handy tutorial on night sky photography noise reduction which I thought I would share. It appeared on PetaPixel a few months ago and is well worth a look. It involves working in the image channels which can be quite daunting but there is a YouTube video on the site...Read More

Aurora Australis, October 25 2016

October 27, 2016
The aurora made something of a comeback a couple of nights ago – there was an amazing show just on dusk – which I missed 🙁 – but still a very enjoyable dance continued til the wee hours. Wrenching myself away from “Oceans 12” I headed out to Seven Mile Beach (which is basically my...Read More

Tessellated Pavement Aurora

September 2, 2016
Well I got my wish! On my most recent blog post just a couple of days ago I commented it would be nice to get another aurora sometime soon and last night the numbers looked good, and the sky relatively clear so I packed and took off for Eaglehawk Neck for another crack at catching...Read More

Australian Geographic Aurora Australis Feature

August 11, 2016
And now for a little shameless self promotion – after all, isn’t that what the internet is all about! – one of my images has been included in this months Australian Geographic aurora australis feature! The image was from the amazing all night aurora of October 7-8 2015. After shooting hours of timelapse footage I...Read More

Wineglass Bay Aurora!

January 12, 2016
The aurora put on a killer show on December 20 which I am sad to say – I slept through… Having missed a big one I watched the numbers like a hawk on December 21 and decided there was still enough in it to warrant a trip up the east coast to attempt a Wineglass...Read More

Aurora Timelapse Tasmania – October 7-8 2015

November 28, 2015
I am still amazed by the light show from October 7-8 2015. I have put together the following timelapse, which is basically a sequence of images covering almost all of the activity from late on October 7 and going right through to around 3:00am on the morning of October 8. The “super” aurora – Oct...Read More

Aurora Tasmania October 7-8 2015

October 14, 2015
I have been chasing the southern lights for a few years now and last week, on the night of October 7-8, witnessed the most beautiful display of the aurora in Tasmania I have ever seen. Simply beautiful. A very strong arc was visible when I arrived at Nine Pin Point, about an hour south of...Read More

Tasmanian Aurora Chasers Feature on ABC 7:30!

September 6, 2015
Last Wednesday (September 2, 2015) Tasmanian aurora chasers featured on a segment on the ABC’s 7:30. The segment included an interview with yours truly (!) and followed me on a trip to the Tessellated Pavements (Eaglehawk Neck) to capture footage in the field. As luck would have it – and I seem to have a...Read More

Aurora Chasing Tasmania – Eaglehawk Neck

August 28, 2015
August 26 was a goodnight for aurora chasing in Tasmania – perfectly clear skies, and a negative Bz lead to the appearance of the southern lights over Eaglehawk Neck and the beautiful Tessellated Pavements. Aurora Chasing Tasmania – The Southern Lights The afternoon began with regular checks on the strength of the Solar Wind, and...Read More

What a night of aurora photography!

January 8, 2015
Well last night was an absolute epic night of aurora photography! I wasn’t really expecting a show but as usual I checked my app after dinner only to see that the Bz was sitting pretty at -20 and a sighting was basically guaranteed. After somewhat hastily (and hopefully not too rudely!) excusing ourselves from a...Read More
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