It's usually seen around the Antarctic and Arctic regions. The Bureau of Meteorology has describes it as "one of nature's most spectacular visual phenomena", taking place when "favourable" space weather activity occurs. It hit on Thursday night and was visible in areas across the state: in Blackman's Bay and Clifton Beach near Hobart, in Launceston and Devonport in the north, in Ross in the east and in Queenstown in the west. Solar weather forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology Zandria Farrell said this was a particularly widespread lightshow.
Sam Deighton captured a two-hour timelapse of the aurora, looking out over Hobart's southern suburbs. Photographer Deni Cupit snapped the aurora and said: "Last night looked like another world. Carmel Gledhill said you could see the aurora with the naked eye, "all you had to do is look south". The aurora occurs when solar flares blast streams of particles from the sun, which then go into solar winds and head towards Earth. If you missed the aurora you can subscribe to alerts from the BOM here.
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The main obstructions to viewing the Southern Lights include large mountain ranges and trees — which is why Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park , with its series of flat, mirrored lakes, is a great backdrop for the Southern Lights.
Head to the still waters of Cradle or Dove Lake and settle in for the show. Like Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, its unobstructed horizon views make this an ideal area for viewing the Southern Lights, especially when you can retreat to recently opened Thousand Lakes Lodge afterwards.
Carpets of alpine wildflowers are also present on the plains at this time of year. Afterwards, discover a hot chocolate waiting for you in your room, or perhaps order a glass of Tasmanian whisky to toast your experience.
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The kaleidoscopic colours are some of the most impressive we have seen. This one shows one of his colleagues posing in front of the natural phenomenon. The colours are so intense they seem to be reflecting off the snow and ice.
If there was ever a reason to visit the Antarctic, this is it. This is a marvellous example of just how far north the Southern Lights can reach, and what it can look like. Check him out — he has lots more amazing Southern Lights pictures!
With just a hint of the aurora over the hills in the background, we especially love how strong the stars appear overhead. Back to New Zealand for this little beauty which shows the milky way galaxy as seen above Queenstown. Taken by Trey Ratcliff , the composition has been carefully planned in such a way that the galaxy has lost her tilt, making for a beautiful image. Still want some more? So why not add both to your bucket list? How about a weekend in Iceland instead?
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