2 guides
Photography
Bring the aurora home: settings and technique for phone cameras and dedicated cameras.
How to photograph the aurora with your phone: settings that work
A modern phone can take lovely aurora photos as long as it stays still. Settings for iPhone, Pixel and Samsung, plus the common mistakes that give blurry or overprocessed shots.
Photographing the aurora with a camera: settings, focus and gear
A tripod, a fast wide-angle lens, ISO 800 to 3200 and 2 to 15 seconds. Why those settings work, how to focus sharply in the dark, and how to avoid blown-out green.