Australian Weather Calendar December aurora photograph, Digi Mart USA News (Kangaroo Island, Australia): Some photographs are taken in a flash, a moment of inspiration. Steven Genesin’s photograph is the December image in the 2027 Australian Weather Calendar, and it was taken during his second night of chasing the aurora on Kangaroo Island.
Holidaying with his wife in Flinders Chase National Park, Genesin had been watching aurora alerts closely, hoping to glimpse the southern lights. His first outing produced little, but the alert stayed active the following night, prompting him to try again.
Wandering a short distance from the cabin where he was staying, he watched as the sky slowly came alive. “Lo and behold, the sky started to light up a bit and for a good hour or so, maybe an hour and a half, wonderful aurora lights appeared,” he said.
The amateur photographer spent the evening patiently shooting the display to capture the vibrant colors dancing across the night sky. He took dozens of images over several hours as the colors shifted and changed.
“The challenge is to be patient and sooner or later hopefully you’re rewarded with something nice,” he said.
Genesin said his love of photography has only grown since retirement, giving him another reason to spend time outdoors exploring natural landscapes, wildlife and weather. For him, the appeal of places like Kangaroo Island is their untouched beauty.
“If you can get away to a remote spot that looks fairly untouched, there’s some natural beauty in that,” he said.
“I think that’s what most nature photographers would be drawn to, the fact that it is as it’s probably intended to be.”
Copies of the Australian Weather Calendar are available from the Bureau of Meteorology’s online shop.
