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southern lights hobart january 2026

Southern lights over Hobart

January 23, 2026
A couple of days ago Hobartians were treated to a truly magical display of the southern lights over Hobart. The storm hit early in the day, with a super charged solar wind buffeting the earth. I screenshotted the solar wind details, as it was all bigger than I’d seen before – the solar wind was...Read More

Tasmania Shaped Coronal Hole

September 10, 2025
No its not the latest in schoolyard bully insults, it is a perfectly positioned coronal hole on the sun, slowly spinning into position to (hopefully) spark up some nice displays of the aurora australis in the days ahead. Perfect timing for this weeks Bay of Fires photography workshop too! I’ll be watching this very closely...Read More

Expect the Unexpected

May 20, 2025
This was a nice surprise – there’s a spot I’ve had in mind for Milky Way season, and recently I was in the area and the night was clear so I went to investigate. Things started out innocently enough – clear skies through the blue hour and a nice Milky Way filling in the sky...Read More
aurora australis october 11 2024

Aurora Australis Timelapse

November 4, 2024
This aurora australis timelapse is from the very impressive display last month. It covers around 20 minutes of action from around 9:15, condensed into a very short video. I took two cameras with me that night. One I was pointing here, there and everywhere as the light show shifted from one part of the sky...Read More

Aurora October 11 2024

October 14, 2024
2024 has been a great year for the aurora! The world was dazzled back in May when the aurora appeared in places it normally wouldn’t. Here in Tassie we experienced lights all over the sky that night – north, south, east and west – the first time I had seen that. And now, once again,...Read More
aurora australis cradle mountain tasmania

Cradle Mountain Aurora

April 27, 2023
This was a night to remember! On the first night of this weeks Cradle Mountain photography workshop we were treated to a lovely display of the aurora over Cradle Mountain on a perfectly clear night. Dove Lake was the place to be this evening, as the perfectly clear sky and still conditions allowed for perfect...Read More
aurora australis kunanyi mt wellington february 2023

The pulsating aurora

March 3, 2023
On February 27 a major aurora occurred across Tasmania. A lot of the state was cloudy including Hobart and the south east, but luckily for Hobartians we have a big giant mountain with a webcam nearby. During the early evening I watched in dismay as the clouds seemed destined to ruin a great show. I...Read More

Aurora and bioluminescence

September 30, 2022
I have been keen to photograph an aurora and bioluminescence in the same shot for quite a while now and a couple of nights ago I finally landed it!   The day was basically completely cloudy and there wasn’t even a great deal of expectation of an aurora but late in the afternoon I noticed...Read More
Aurora Australis off the Tasman Peninsula, Feb 3, 2022

Tasman Peninsula Aurora

February 5, 2022
2022 marks my 10 year anniversary of shooting the aurora here in Tasmania, and I have to say, after all this time, the excitement has not waned one little bit. In fact, some of these shots from the Tasman Peninsula on Thursday night would have to count as “personal best” aurora shots! I found myself...Read More
Comet Leonard from kunanyi/Mt Wellington Tasmania

Comet Leonard

December 29, 2021
Last night I took advantage of the clear skies and lack of moonlight to get out and see if I could capture Comet Leonard. I decided on kunanyi/Mt Wellington as I hadn’t been up there in ages, and given the comets location in the western sky I thought the other side of Hobart’s city lights...Read More
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