Stars and Northern Lights in Pennsylvania

While the stars are not unusual for Pennsylvania, the Northern Lights are. As I shared recently, the epic Northern Lights in Pennsylvania was worthy of a distraction.

While I love the look of the Northern Lights fully contained in the frame (though even the Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM Lens couldn't always contain all this light show), I also appreciate tighter framing of the lights.

In this case, the Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM Lens captured a transition area that features stars (part of the Milky Way) in the upper-left corner of the frame. The shoreline's vertical position in the frame was based on the termination of visible color at the bottom of the frame (a dark border included) combined with alignment on the lower 1/3 line in the viewfinder. The balance of the frame illustrates the incredible color of the lights.

We are at or approaching a solar maximum when the Northern Lights are strongest and most frequent. Don't expect much notice before the next show. Do you have the right lenses in your kit? Here are some recommendations:

The Best Canon Astrophotography Lens
The Best Canon Astrophotography DSLR Lens
The Best Sony Astrophotography Lens