Spring Aurora - September 2, 2023

A pretty sweet springtime display of Aurora Australis, shot from Oreti Beach, near Invercargill, New Zealand on Saturday September 2, 2023.
I shot from Dusk until just after moonrise as the clouds and moonlight combined to wash out the colourful auroral display.
Forgot my intervalometer so had to do all the shutter button pressing manually. ;p
Shot with a Canon 6D, Samyang 14mm XP

[@leegreen9928]

Wow!!!

[@raccoon93]

Wow gorgeous deep red Aurora! Is Aurora Australis generally more red that Aurora Borealis? Seem to see a lot more red in photos/ videos in the southern hemisphere

[@JediTimbob]

Looking back through my videos, I’d say most of the aurora I have shot hasn’t had the vivid red. Usually it’s yellow/green accompanied by a pink/purple. Occasionally there’s a bit of blue. The red seems a bit uncommon, but many of the displays this year have had it. February this year had an impressive display that had red so bright you could see it with the naked eye.