Viewing the Northern Lights in North Georgia: Tips for Capturing the Celestial Event with Your Smartphone

Takeaways:

• The Northern Lights are expected to be visible in North Georgia late Saturday night into early Sunday morning due to a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) arriving at Earth.

• NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center anticipates G4-G5 geomagnetic storms following the CMEs, making the aurora visible over much of the northern half of the United States.

• The best time to view the Northern Lights is within an hour or two of midnight, between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. local time, but a special camera or adjusted smartphone settings are necessary to see them with the naked eye.

• A guide from FOX 13 Seattle's Managing Editor Kristina Moy and the blog Hello Aurora provides steps to capture the Northern Lights on a smartphone, suggesting the use of Photo mode for longer exposure and screen recording for video.

• For those with an iPhone 11 Pro or newer, using Night mode with an exposure time of around 10-15 seconds is recommended, and an external app like NightCap can improve visibility for phones with lower camera quality.

References:

[1] How to see Northern Lights in Georgia tonight. Link

[2] Northern lights spotted across Georgia, as far south as the coast. Link

[3] Northern lights dance across CSRA – and it may happen again tonight. Link

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