The stars were still twinkling, like infinite pinholes piercing the clear predawn sky, when Luke Tscharke’s phone jolted him awake at 3 a.m., prodding him to fuel his addiction.
A serial southern lights photographer, Mr. Tscharke, 42, is wired in and knows where to find his fix. Reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology monitor the solar storms he chases for a living.
