Friday Photo #682 – Colourful Aurora

Photo: Colourful northern lights fill sky, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 20, 2026. 18:37

This is the following night from last week’s aurora image (Friday Photo #681) and actually a better display than the previous night. The image is looking south towards the colourful aurora filling the southwestern sky over Lofoten, though not long after was full overhead corona filling up the entire frame of my 16mm lens.

Unfortunately for me, the beach by my house doesn’t work well for southern oriented northern lights in general. And the current state of the beach is quite messy with seaweed from the recent winter storms. Ideally I would have been over at Vik or Haukland beaches, with offer a better view towards west and southwest auroras, but the ongoing construction in Nappstraumen tunnel make this a tedious journey these days. I could probably get there faster by boat if I had one.

So, while far from my best aurora photo ever, it was a nice and colourful night. With the first of my winter photography workshops starting today, I’ll hopefully have many more nights under Lofoten’s dancing sky over the next two months – Though hopefully I have some time for sleep as well! Last year was a rough season with a lot of clouds, so hopefully this year goes a bit easier.

Camera Info:
Nikon Z8
Viltrox 16mm f/1.8
16mm
ISO 2000
f2
5 Seconds
WB Daylight