Heavens above! Photographer 逮捕（する）s the 魔法 of the Northern Lights - 含むing one image 発射 from a PLANE WINDOW

  • Norwegian photographer Espen Bergersen was 飛行機で行くing over northern Norway when he saw the Aurora Borealis
  • He used his jacket to cover the window to 避ける reflection from cabin lights to take a 一連の photos?
  • Espen, 38, has spent many years 跡をつけるing the Northern Lights in Norway and 投機・賭けるing to remote 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs?

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This incredible photo shows why you might want to 支払う／賃金 more attention to what's happening outside your window than on your TV 審査する next time you 飛行機で行く.?

Award-winning Norwegian photographer Espen Bergersen, 38, was 飛行機で行くing over northern Norway on a 商業の Boeing 737 when he suddenly noticed 有望な lights dancing in the dark night sky.

To 逮捕（する） the elusive Aurora Borealis, Espen told MailOnline Travel used his jacket to cover the window to 妨げる glare from cabin lights and he held his breath to stop dew from forming on the glass.??

To capture the elusive Aurora Borealis Espen told MailOnline Travel used his jacket to cover the window to avoid reflections from the cabin lights and he held his breath to stop dew from forming on the window.?Thanks to his efforts, he managed to get an exceedingly clear image of the rare phenomena from his plane seat

To 逮捕（する） the elusive Aurora Borealis Espen told MailOnline Tra vel used his jacket to cover the window to 避ける reflections from the cabin lights and he held his breath to stop dew from forming on the window.?Thanks to his 成果／努力s, he managed to get an exceedingly （疑いを）晴らす image of the rare phenomena from his 計画（する） seat

Espen has spent many years tracking the northern lights in Norway, venturing to remote spots with no light pollution
In Espen's photographs taken from a plane, you can clearly see the northern lights shining over a frozen landscape with lights from small towns shimmering down below

Espen has spent many years 跡をつけるing the Northern Lights in Norway, 投機・賭けるing to remote 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs with no light 汚染 (left). In Espen's photographs taken from a 計画（する）, you can 明確に see the northern lights 向こうずねing over a frozen landscape with lights from small towns shimmering 負かす／撃墜する below (権利)

Thanks to his 成果／努力s, he managed to get an exceedingly （疑いを）晴らす image of the rare phenomena from his 計画（する） seat.

He explained: 'I was sweating like a pig.?Photographing the aurora from a 計画（する） can for sure be hard work!

'I'm sure the stewardess was wondering what the hell the 乗客 hiding under a jacket was doing.'

In Espen's 計画（する） photographs, you can 明確に see the Northern Lights 向こうずねing over a frozen landscape with lights from small towns shimmering 負かす／撃墜する below.

In the distance you can see 劇の 頂点（に達する）s forming part of the Lofoten 群島.??

Espen says Otertind mountain, located in Troms, is a popular place to photograph the aurora, with the sweeping landscape being an extra bonus?

Espen says Otertind mountain, 位置を示すd in Troms, is a popular place to photograph the aurora, with the 広範囲にわたる landscape 存在 an extra 特別手当?

Magical lights snake above the? cis located outside the Varanger peninsula in Finnmark and is the easternmost point in Norway. Horn?ya have a large population of different seabirds like puffins, kittiwakes and guillemots.

Magical lights snake above the lighthouse on the island of Horn?ya, which 示すs the easternmost point in Norway. Espen says that the area is 広大な／多数の／重要な for bird-lovers as there's a large 全住民 of different 種類 含むing puffin, kittiwake and guillemot

In this jaw-dropping shot, Espen caught the aurora blending in with the milky way. He says: 'Red and violet colours are much rarer compared to the greens and they are also more difficult to see with the human eye. Modern cameras are more capable of capturing these colours but the images will never match what you witness in real life'

In this jaw-dropping 発射, Espen caught the aurora blending in with the 乳の way. He says: 'Red and violet colours are much rarer compared to the greens and they are also more difficult to see with the human 注目する，もくろむ. Modern cameras are more 有能な of 逮捕（する）ing these colours but the images will never match what you 証言，証人／目撃する in real life'

Luckily, the カメラマン knew the best techniques to 逮捕（する） the lights in all their glory.?

Espen has spent many years 跡をつけるing the northern lights in Norway, 投機・賭けるing to remote 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs with?no light 汚染.

Explaining how he 逮捕（する）s his breathtaking images, he says: 'Taking pictures of the Northern Lights is possible with most modern 数字表示式の system cameras. I 普通は use a wide angle レンズ to cover a big 部分 of the sky.

'Since the Northern Lights いつかs move very 急速な／放蕩な, I 目的（とする） for the shortest （危険などに）さらす time possible. This 許すs me to get more structure in the moving light. A tripod is also a must in most 事例／患者s.'?

He 追加するd: 'Nobody's an 専門家 from the beginning and I am 絶えず learning and 改善するing.?

'If you know the basics, it's やめる 平易な to get a picture of the Northern Lights.?

'The difficult part is to get a technically good picture with a nice composition that stands out from the （人が）群がる.'??

To see more of Espen's work click here

The northern lights look particularly bright in this striking image, taken on the mountain of Piggtinden in Troms

The northern lights look 特に 有望な in this striking image, taken on the mountain of Piggtinden in Troms

A group of cormorants perch on a quay while the aurora dances over their heads. This shot was taken in? Kvalnes, And?ya

A group of cormorants perch on a quay while the aurora dances over their 長，率いるs. This 発射 was taken in? Kvalnes, And?ya

Espen says the reflections of the aurora makes the ocean appear green in this photograph. The mountain range in the? background is the Lyngen Alps, which is a popular place for alpine skiing

Espen says the reflections of the aurora makes the ocean appear green in this photograph. The mountain 範囲 in the? background is the Lyngen アルプス山脈, which is a popular place for alpine skiing

Espen said he took this image on January 31 this year outside the village of Lakselvbukt when earth was hit by a geomagnetic storm. He explained: 'The most intense part of the northern lights lasted for 30 minutes and it was the most amazing display I have ever seen! I had goosebumps all over and a lot of 'wow' words came out of my mouth'

Es pen said he took this image on January 31 this year outside the village of Lakselvbukt when earth was 攻撃する，衝突する by a geomagnetic 嵐／襲撃する. He explained: 'The most 激しい part of the northern lights lasted for 30 minutes and it was the most amazing 陳列する，発揮する I have ever seen! I had goosebumps all over and a lot of 'wow' words （機の）カム out of my mouth'

Espen says of this photo, taken on the island of And?ya in Norway: 'If you are lucky, you might photograph the Aurora when you still have some orange light from the sunset'

Espen says of this photo, taken on the island of And?ya in Norway: 'If you are lucky, you might photograph the Aurora when you still have some orange light from the sunset'

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