Unexpected Aurora Event While Watching & Capturing the Perseid Meteor Shower

On the evening of August 11 I headed out to the lake to spend the night watching the Perseid meteor shower. I knew there was a chance for Aurora and had my hopes set that I could see and capture the northern lights as well. To my surprise, the universe (and the sun) gifted us with an amazing celestial event! It lasted almost all night and I stayed up until 3am in awe of the scene around me. At one point, the sky was strobing from horizon to straight above me.

In the end, I saw and captured very few meteors. They may have been washed out by the Aurora or there might have just not been many to begin with. Either way, I find myself extremely fortunate that I was able to experience all of it.

Join me around the campfire as tell of my experience and stick around towards the end to see what I captured including a few timelapses.

Thanks for watching and I hope you got to see this amazing show as well! If not, I hope these images can inspire you to chase the Aurora on your own!

Gear Used
Canon R6 with RF 15-35 f/2.8 (stills and non fisheye timelapse)
Insta360 X4 with an external battery bank (fisheye timelapses)
iPhone 12 Pro Max (storytelling)
Zoom H1n (campfire audio track)
I didn't end up using anything from the GoPro 11 as the footage was too dark

360º timelapse of the same Aurora event    • August 11/12 Aurora Event in 360º  

00:00-5:00 Storytelling
5:00-7:10 Images and Timelapses