Wedding photographer Mr Browne said he took the picture at about 01:00 BST on 25 October last year.
“I’ve been out many, many times, if not hundreds of occasions, on the hope of seeing something and coming back empty handed,” he said.
He said he had been travelling up and down the coast to capture the perfect shot.
“I knew that night there was a good chance of seeing them,” said the 41-year-old.
“The forecast was favourable but for it to all come together and have the camera with you is a pretty special moment.
“It’s as if the statue itself is admiring the display in the sky.”
He said it was “such a bright display that you could quite easily see the colours to the naked eye”.