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Aurora Australis

Once in a Lifetime Image: Emperor Penguins Under the Aurora Australis

October 5, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Emperor Penguins on the Antarctic Sea Ice Under the Aurora Australis. Credit and copyright: Stefan Christmann. Used by permission. Photographer Stefan Christmann called this incredible Antarctic view a once in a lifetime experience. “It was the most impressive experience to sit [...]

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Shimmering Aurora Australis Timelapse

July 18, 2012

Our friends in the Southern Hemisphere have been enjoying some lovely auroral displays following the Sun’s recent activity. Here’s a new timelapse video of the night sky view on July 17, 2012, compiled by Maki Yanagimachi at Mt. John University Observatory in New Zealand. Enjoy the multi-colored aurora shimmering across the sky. Remove this ad

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Timelapse: Surprise Aurora Australis

June 19, 2012

Skywatchers in Australia were treated to unexpected beautiful views of the Aurora Australis. This timelapse is by Alex Cherney in Flinders Victroia, Australia who captured auroral views on June 19th 2012 at 00:09-02:38 AEST, in between clouds and rain. Lovely. Check out more images of the recent Aurora Australis at Ian Musgrave’s Astroblog. Remove this [...]

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Aurora Australis by Patrick Cullis

December 3, 2011

Patrick Cullis captured this amazing picture of the Aurora Australis from Antarctica. The constellation Scorpius and the Milky Way can also be seen “extended vertically through a clear pocket in the aurora, while Jupiter shines brightly through the green glow on the right.” A Scott tent is also visible at the foreground. Aurora Australis is [...]

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Aurora Alert for September 26 and 27!

September 26, 2011

Skywatchers in northern Europe are already seeing some aurora activity as a strong-to-severe geomagnetic storm is in progress, according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center and SpaceWeather.com. The fuel for this storm was a coronal mass ejection over the weekend that has now reached Earth. This is great news for skywatchers, as both the [...]

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