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  1. sws.bom.gov.au/Geophysical/1/3 🤔 It was red earlier... I am stuck here because the clouds were kind and the Dwarfs are running in the front yard.

    Maybe down at the beach we might get a shot if the aurora makes an appearance.

    #Astrodon #Astronomy #DrivewayAstrophotograpy #BackyardAstronomy #AuroraAustralis

  2. The #Aurora forecast for last night was good enough that I took a punt on going out to photograph it.

    I live in south east Queensland, which is around the 28º latitude and thus far too close to the tropics to usually get aurora, but the 1.5 hr drive to a darkish area west of Brisbane proved worth it.

    As aurora photos go, these are fairly tame, but for the location, I'm extremely happy with having got this much.

    #AuroraAustralis #subTropics #night #astrophotography

  3. The #Aurora forecast for last night was good enough that I took a punt on going out to photograph it.

    I live in south east Queensland, which is around the 28º latitude and thus far too close to the tropics to usually get aurora, but the 1.5 hr drive to a darkish area west of Brisbane proved worth it.

    As aurora photos go, these are fairly tame, but for the location, I'm extremely happy with having got this much.

    #AuroraAustralis #subTropics #night #astrophotography

  4. The #Aurora forecast for last night was good enough that I took a punt on going out to photograph it.

    I live in south east Queensland, which is around the 28º latitude and thus far too close to the tropics to usually get aurora, but the 1.5 hr drive to a darkish area west of Brisbane proved worth it.

    As aurora photos go, these are fairly tame, but for the location, I'm extremely happy with having got this much.

    #AuroraAustralis #subTropics #night #astrophotography

  5. The #Aurora forecast for last night was good enough that I took a punt on going out to photograph it.

    I live in south east Queensland, which is around the 28º latitude and thus far too close to the tropics to usually get aurora, but the 1.5 hr drive to a darkish area west of Brisbane proved worth it.

    As aurora photos go, these are fairly tame, but for the location, I'm extremely happy with having got this much.

    #AuroraAustralis #subTropics #night #astrophotography

  6. Skywatchers across Australia, get ready! The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a rare alert for a severe geomagnetic storm, triggered by the strongest solar flare in over 20 years.
    This means the Aurora Australis could be visible across southern and even central parts of the country tonight, potentially as far north as Alice Springs!

    Here’s how to try and see it:

    Where: Head as far south as possible. Tasmania, Victoria, and southern parts of SA and WA have the best chance. Get away from city lights.

    When: During local nighttime hours. Look towards the southern horizon.

    Pro Tip: Your phone camera might pick up the colours more vividly than your naked eye! Using a tripod or steady surface can help.
    No guarantees with auroras, but this is a very exciting and rare opportunity. Look up!

    #AuroraAustralis #SouthernLights #SpaceWeather #Australia

    au.news.yahoo.com/major-aurora

  7. SOUTHERN Lights [Reuters says Northern Lights], also called AURORA AUSTRALIS [Reuters says aurora borealis], illuminate the sky in Connewarre, #Victoria, #AUSTRALIA November 12, 2025. Dan Hunter / X @StormchaserAu/via REUTERS

    #photography
    #SouthernLights
    #AuroraAustralis

  8. "One of nature's most magnificent shows, the southern lights, could be on display for large parts of southern Australia tonight as far north as Perth and Sydney, with a severe solar storm having an impact on Earth."

    #AuroraAustralis #Aurora #Australia #astronomy #Victoria #Tasmania #SouthAustralia #WestAustralia #NewSouthWales #SouthernLights #SolarStorm #ABCNews #ABCNewsAu

    abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/cha

  9. Your Hand in Mine
    Shows a physical process in action (eg aurora, wave motion, volcanism). Standing silently on the tiled siltstone of the ‘tessellated pavement’, this couple watched the immense geomagnetic phenomenon we call the aurora australis exploding in the sky above them.

    Photograph: Jordan Cripps

    @photography
    #photography
    #SouthernLights
    #AuroraAustralis
    #couples
    #rocks

  10. Aurora Australis from Royal National Park! This is AMAZING.

    The big solar storm that is passing us this week, triggered nu a coronal mass ejection from the Sun has produced a class G4 / G5 geomagnetic storm.

    Our magnetosphere deflects most of the particles from Sun away, but near the poles, some spiral down and excite our atmosphere - producing aurora.

    This storm was powerful enough to generate aurora sightings as far north as Coonabarabran and the Siding Spring Observatory. That's around 340 km NW of Sydney (closer to the equator, at 31 degrees south!)

    While city lights drowned out the view for many, those under darker skies were treated to an extraordinary show. This stunning timelapse footage, captured by my friend Filippo Rivetti from Royal National Park south of Sydney, offers a glimpse of the awe-inspiring beauty and planetary-scale force of this event.

    A reminder of the vast, dynamic forces at play: a star lashing out across space, and a planet, our home planet with its protective magnetic shield - hosting the only life we know of so far in the Universe, safely within.

    youtube.com/watch?v=cXP49hxf9ck

    #AuroraAustralis #SolarStorm #SpaceWeather #Astrophysics #CMEs #Magnetosphere #Astrodon

  11. Aurora Storm prediction is huge tonight. Hope some folks in NZ and Tassie are in position for it :)

    Time right now is roughly 11:20UTC.

    #Aurora #AuroraStorm #AuroraAustralis #SpaceWeather

  12. Victoria isn't particularly known for #aurora, but with the sun being at its solar maximum it's a great time to keep an eye on the night sky.

    Despite spending about 9 weeks in Iceland and Norway (during late autumn/winter) the past 18 months, two of the best Auroras I've ever seen have been right here where you normally never see them. Fingers crossed for some more soon!

    #victoria #astrophotography #auroraaustralis #mountbuffalo #landscapephotography #landscape #australia #lightpainting

  13. Aurora alert for Western Australia, including Perth!

    We took this shot about 30 minutes ago from Como!

    This also answers the question "Can a Dwarf3 image the aurora?". And the answer is "yes".

    #AuroraAustralis #astrophotography #astronomy #ItsHappening #MysteriousLights #PerthWesternAustralia #Dwarf3

  14. Tonight I got to the Hassans Wall Lookout at Lithgow about 10 minutes after the peak of auroral activity, but still managed to get some photos and had some great chats for the next two hours with all the people who were also there.

    #lithgow #aurora #auroraaustralis #southernlights

  15. Here's #Steve, early in a winter's evening, in the eastern sky over the St Bathans range

    #centralOtago #aurora #auroraAustralis

    12.8.2024, 19.11 nzst
    S23 ultra, astrophotography mode

  16. And this was an unexpected fave, a stranger standing on the back of the ute, taking a photo of the #AuroraAustralis by phone.

    #Photgraphy #AncientLens #Nikon

  17. Looking north over Christchurch, the red #AuroraAustralis glow can be seen above the city lights.

    #Photography #AncientLens

  18. Oh man... I was feeling so fortunate to see the total eclipse last month. Now I am intensely jealous of people back home seeing such vibrant Aurora Australis.

    #AuroraAustralis #SouthernLights

    #totaleclipse #eclipse2024 #solareclipse #solareclipse2024

  19. Another timelapse of aurora from Kapiti, New Zealand starting at dusk this evening.
    #aurora #Kapiti #NZ #SolarStorm #AuroraAustralis

  20. Australian authorities are rather reserved in their predictions, so don't get you hopes up too high, but if you don't look for these things you are unlikely to see them.
    #Aurora #AuroraAustralis #CME #NZ #Australia #OZ #Tassy #Tasmania

  21. Australian authorities are rather reserved in their predictions, so don't get you hopes up too high, but if you don't look for these things you are unlikely to see them.
    #Aurora #AuroraAustralis #CME #NZ #Australia #OZ #Tassy #Tasmania

  22. Australian authorities are rather reserved in their predictions, so don't get you hopes up too high, but if you don't look for these things you are unlikely to see them.
    #Aurora #AuroraAustralis #CME #NZ #Australia #OZ #Tassy #Tasmania

  23. I need to do one of those #introducton posts so you know what makes me tick. #Astronomy #AuroraAustralis #SpaceOutreach #FirstResponder #BCFC #BhmLegion #Rugby #Football #AllBlacks #AllWhites #Photography. My hometown is #Birmingham. I live in #ChristchurchNZ so I’m an #NZTwit. I love severe #NZWeather but I’m not so fond of #EQNZ. 3 kids, 2 grandkids, 1 dog, no cats and 1 wife.