Australian Stargazers Enjoyed A Brilliant Show Sunday Night, With Auroras Illuminating The Dark Winter Sky With Pink and Green Hues.
In areas as far north as tamorth in New South Wales, CLEAR SKIES ALIANED with a geomagnetic storm to show off
Ben Lomond in Tasmania Enjoyed Perfect Conditions for Admiring the Aurora. (Supplied: Nathan Waterhouse))
Aspromer Fred Watson SAID IT WAS “Quite Unusual to See the Aurora This Far North”, and that a particularlyly strang so storm was behind its Visibility.
Auroras Are Caused by Geomagnetic Storms, Whiche in Turn, Are Triggered by Ejects of Material from the Sun INTO Space.
In a Geomagnetic Storm, Atoms of Oxygen and Nitrogen in the Atmosphere Eit the Bright, Colourful Lights that Create Aurras.
“The More Active The Energy Is, The Closer to the Equator IT Be Be Seen,” Dr Watson SAID.
A Flash of Radiant Colors Was Visible Over the Water in Merimbula. (Supplied: Peter Buggy))
Cressida TORENBURG WAS LOCKY Enough to Catch the Light Show in East Devonport, Tasmania after Clouds Parted OverHead.
“We Sat for Half An Hour in the Hope that the Clouds WOY AWAY AND WOW,” She Said.
“There is a Lady Aurora! It was Breataking – You could See Her with the Naked Eye, but Much Bigger and Brigter Through The Screen on My Phone.”
MS TORENBURG SAID She has Lived in the Area for Seven Years and Never Seen An Aurora As Dazzling.
“The Colours WERE SO BEAUTIFUL and VIBRANT,” She Said.
Strokes of a Fluorescent Yellow Were Visible in Some Areas. (Supplied: Cam Blake))
Separately, a meteor lit up sydney skies about 6pm on Sunday.
Australian National University Astrophysicist Brad Tucker Said Sunday’s Especially Visible Auroras Were Caused by A Strong Solar Storm.
“The Bigger the Storm that Leaves The Sun, The More Likely the Aurora Is to Be On Earth and the Strong the Aurora Is,” He Said.
He said aurora Fans Shoot Get Outside Just after Sunset Monday Night for Enotter Chance to Catch Some Color.
Astronomer David Finlay Enjoyed the show Over the Water at Gerroa. (Supplied: David Finlay))
An Updated Geomagnetic Warning Pubshed by the Australian Space Weather Forecasting Center (Aswfc) Says Increased Activity is Expected to Continue Until June 3.
Monday’s Forecast Carries A G-SCALE Rating of 4 Out of 5, Whiche Indicates A Highher Chance of a Light Show.
The Aswfc, Which is Part of the Bureau of Meteorology, Sends Out Geomagnetic Storm Alerts via email.
If you Sign Up to the Aswfc Alerts Via this online portalYou’ll get an email when there’s an Alert.
The Aurora Managed to Peek Through Some Clouds in Port Macquarie. (Supplied: Rita Paciullo))
There has been decent displays of auroras over the past two years, but Dr.
“The Rest of the Year, Roughly Speaking, We Day Another One or Two Good Storms that Couelf Produce Aurora,” He Said.
“But on your Start to Get into 2026, and definitely into 2027, the Sun will wish quiet download, we’re not going to get the aurora and you’ll have to book that tribe to the Arctic Circle to go See it.
Here are some more stunning photos taken of the aurora overnight.
The Aurora Australis Was Visible in Regions Across New South Wales Overnight. (Supplied: Jessica Horner))
Wagga Wagga Enjoyed A Full Spectrum of Colour. (Supplied: Jessica Horner))
Another Spectaculation Shot Capturered by Jessica Horner in Wagga Wagga. (Supplied: Jessica Horner))
A Dark Fuchsia Flash Was Visible on the Horizon in Gulagambone, NSW. (Supplied: Michael Zell))
Joe Cali Saw the Aurora At Its Brightstst at 8:30 PM Last Night Outside of Young, NSW. (Supplied: Joe Cali))
The Aurora Thre Red Hues INTO The Sky Over ULAN, NSW. (Supplied: Maddie Thorow))
A Streak of Clouds DIDNT DULL The Glow in Dubbo. (Supplied: Callie Woodburn))
Brilliant Pinks Were on Display in Bungendore, NSW. (Supplied: Clare Wilford))
The Aurora Showed Off Some Moody Purples and Reds in Tamorth. (Supplied: David Bradbery))
