The Best Places to See the Southern Lights - Smithsonian Magazine
WebJul 29, 2017 · Called the southern lights, or aurora australis, it’s the southern cousin to the aurora borealis and can best be seen from the most southern of landmasses, such as Tasmania, New Zealand and...
Aurora - Wikipedia
WebAn aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays ...
Best places to see the Southern Lights (Aurora Australis)
WebBy Georgia Rickard. Like its Northern Hemisphere counterpart ( Aurora Borealis ), the Southern Lights ( Aurora Australis) illuminate the night sky with flickering shades of green, blue, purple and red. The Southern Lights can be viewed all year round – although most commonly during winter (May to August) and during the spring equinox in ...
Spectacular aurora australis thrills observers across southern ...
WebMar 25, 2024 · Stargazers across southern Australia were treated to a spectacular light show during a powerful aurora australis display on the weekend. The bright red and green lights – which observers usually need a camera to view – could be most clearly seen in the early hours of the morning. The aurora over Redgate Beach, WA. (Supplied: Michael Smart)
What is the Aurora Australis? - Universe Today
WebOct 14, 2009 · Aurora australis (also known as the southern lights, and southern polar lights) is the southern hemisphere counterpart to the aurora borealis. In the sky, an aurora australis takes the...
Your complete guide to the aurora australis - Australian Geographic
WebAug 16, 2017 · This solar wind collides with particles in Earth’s upper atmosphere releasing photons. It’s these bursts of light that we see during auroral displays. Solar flare activity rises to dramatic peaks at the height of the Sun’s 11-year cycle. Aurora Australis appears over Howden in southern Tasmania.
Aurora | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center
WebApr 23, 2024 · Aurora. The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) are the result of electrons colliding with the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere. (Protons cause faint and diffuse aurora, usually …
Auroras really are happening more often now. Here’s why.
WebMay 17, 2023. • 6 min read. No matter how many times you see them, the northern lights, or aurora borealis —and their Southern Hemisphere equivalent, the aurora australis —are an ethereal,...
Aurora | Location & Facts | Britannica
WebApr 23, 2024 · Aurora, luminous phenomenon of Earth’s upper atmosphere that occurs primarily in high latitudes of both hemispheres; in the Northern Hemisphere auroras are called aurora borealis, aurora polaris, or northern lights, and in the Southern Hemisphere they are called aurora australis or southern lights.
Aurora Australis Lights Up the Sky - NASA
WebAug 13, 2021 · The aurora borealis and aurora australis — also called the northern lights and southern lights — occur at the northern and southern poles. Image Credit: NASA. This image, taken from aboard the International Space Station, shows the aurora australis as it streams across the Earth's atmosphere.
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