Northern Lights UK: Stunning aurora borealis seen in Midlands caused by...
Vibrant shades of purple and green illuminated night skies as far south as the Midlands last night, as skygazers were treated to a Northern Lights display. The biggest spike in solar activity for...
View ArticleAurora Australis in fog white-out as it dodges icebergs
All white: A view from the stern of the Aurora Australis as it punches its way through sea ice towards the trapped Russian ship Akademik Shokalskiy. Photo: Colin Cosier Follow Fairfax Media's Antarctic...
View ArticleNorthern Lights UK: Stunning aurora borealis displays light up UK skies
Vibrant shades of purple and green illuminated night skies across parts of Britain last night, as skygazers were treated to a Northern Lights display. A huge spike in solar activity meant that people...
View ArticleChasing the elusive aurora borealis
New York Times News Service We hurtled across the tundra in the dark. The old train chugged, rattled, occasionally whined. As the sun came up around 10 a.m., the world faded from black to cobalt to...
View ArticleAlaska: Dancing with the stars (+photos)
Paul Rush steps out for a late night rendezvous with the cosmos I'm watching a distant glow on the horizon, which slowly turns into an ethereal curtain of light. The heavens open up in a fusion of...
View ArticleSecond Antarctic rescue? Aurora Australis on standby to free icebreaker
Crew on the Chinese icebreaker Xue Long are concerned about 'their ability to move through heavy ice in the area' ...
View ArticleNorthern lights: Display of aurora borealis in Northumberland 'the best in...
A display of Northern Lights over the Northumberland coast last night have been acclaimed by sky watchers as the best for years. Images of the stunning phenomenon above Dunstanburgh Castle show streaks...
View ArticleAurora Australis on standby as a precautionary measure (AMSA - Australian...
(Source: AMSA - Australian Maritime Safety Authority) 4.30pm AEDT Friday 03 January 2014 Aurora Australis on standby as a precautionary measure Xue Long notified AMSA at 1pm AEDT...
View ArticleSeriously ill tradesman evacuated from Antarctica on ice breaker Aurora...
The seriously ill tradesman, was flown by helicopter from Davis Station to the ice breaker Aurora Australis. Photo: AFP A man who fell seriously ill at an Australian Antarctic station has been...
View ArticleAurora australis seen from Port Hills
Christchurch residents were treated to a light show last night, with an aurora australis visible in the skies over the...
View ArticleAurora australis time-lapse over Antarctica
Sometimes called Southern Lights, the Aurora australis is a wondrous lightshow seldom seen in the night sky. These auroral displays are caused by charged particles from the Sun interacting with Earth's...
View ArticleNorthern Lights: Nasa astronauts share incredible images showing aurora...
Proving that being an astronaut is one of the coolest jobs in the universe, the Nasa crew on board the International Space Station have shared stunning images they took as they passed over the Northern...
View ArticleP&O Maritime vessel Aurora Australis helps rescue operation in Antartica. (DP...
(Source: DP World Limited) P&O MARITIME VESSEL AURORA AUSTRALIS ARRIVES IN HOBART, TASMANIA 52 passengers disembark after being rescued in Antarctic mission Dubai, 22 January, 2014: The 52...
View ArticleVideo Of Aurora With Rare Cloud Phenomenon
19 August 2013, 11:19 Video Of Aurora With Rare Cloud Phenomenon Tweet A rare celestial show has taken place above the north of Scotland, leaving the skies glowing magnificently. A time lapse film...
View ArticleAurora displays tipped for South Island skies
Much of the South Island might get a spectacular light show across the skies tonight. But it could also be rained out. Scientists around the world are predicting big Aurora displays, both Australis or...
View ArticlePhotographer Sees Stunning Auroras Over Swedish Mountains (Photos, Video)
The northern lights dance in a breathtaking display in these stunning images from an aurora video recently sent to Space.com. Night sky photographer Chad Blakley captured these intense auroras grooving...
View ArticlePowerful solar storm sparks stunning aurora around the world
(CNN)A severe solar storm created a stunning display of light in the night sky over parts of the United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand early Wednesday morning, spotted by those lucky enough...
View ArticleFresh Antarctic drama as Xue Long is trapped but Aurora Australis leaves
The Chinese icebreaker that helped rescue passengers from the Russian ship Akademik Shokalskiy is itself pinned by the ice ...
View ArticleHow to take great photos of the Aurora Australis
Taichi Nakamura's passion for the Aurora Australis and the beauty of the Southern Island's night skies led to a move to Dunedin to be able to make the most of any opportunities to capture them on...
View ArticleAurora Australis: Timelapse video of Southern Lights
25 June 2015 Last updated at 12:46 BST Fraser Gunn, Fairlie, New Zealand recorded footage of the Aurora Australia, or Southern Lights, The natural light display was visible from New Zealand's South...
View ArticleAurora Australis in New Zealand skies: Your photos
The Aurora Australis is putting on one of its best shows across New Zealand and bleary-eyed photographers around the country have been up...
View ArticleAurora Australis more than just a lightshow
Dramatic effect: The Aurora Australis seen from northern Tasmania. Photo: Jason L Stephens Stunning gallery of the Aurora Australis For Aurora Australis hunters, those folk who devotedly chase the...
View ArticleAurora Australis released from tasking in Antarctica (AMSA - Australian...
(Source: AMSA - Australian Maritime Safety Authority) 9.30am AEDT Saturday 04 January 2014 Aurora Australis released from tasking in Antarctica Xue Long's attempt to manoeuvre through the ice early...
View ArticleSouthern Lights Shimmer in Antarctica's Night Sky (Photo)
A dark, moonless sky is awash in light radiating from an aurora over Antarctica in a new image released by NASA. The satellite photo captures the aurora australis, or "southern lights," in the early...
View ArticleWatch amazing time lapse of Aurora Australis over Sydney
Over the past few nights, Australia’s southern states have enjoyed vivid skies, shifting in colour from swathes of red to yellow. Watch...
View ArticleAurora Australis set to plough through ice in bid to free Akademik Shokalskiy
The Aurora Australis arrives in the vicinity of the Akademik Shokalski. Photo: Colin Cosier After five days of sailing, the Aurora Australis has reached Watt Bay, near the Mertz Glacier, and is just...
View ArticleChristmas Auroras Shimmer in Sweden's Holiday Sky
The Christmas holiday was extra merry for a veteran northern lights photographer, who captured yuletide auroras shimmering across the sky over Sweden's Abisko National Park. The Christmas northern...
View ArticleAurora Australis worth waiting for
Aurora Australis has been something I have wanted to photograph for a long time. Monitoring aurora activity levels, moon phases and weather conditions had until recently consumed considerable time...
View ArticleAurora Australis returns to southern skies for a spectacular encore
It's show time — again. Just three months after Australians were given a spectacular light show by Aurora Australis, it's happened again. On Tuesday morning, people were treated to a show of nature...
View ArticleSouthern lights: Amazing pink aurora seen in skies above New Zealand
View photo. Southern lights seen in skies above Dunedin, New Zealand, March 17, 2015. (Paul Le Comte) A spectacular aurora australis, or southern lights — the southern hemisphere's version of the...
View ArticleVideo: Astronaut captures incredible view of Aurora Australis over New Zealand
On November 3, the European Space Agency posted a video...
View ArticleAurora Australis may be visible tonight
Cantabrians could be treated to a spectacular sky show tonight if the clouds break up. Carter Observatory education officer John Field said auroral activity was expected throughout the week, after an...
View ArticleAurora Australis southern lights stun New Zealand
25 June 2015 From the section Asia Earlier this week many New Zealanders braved the cold to capture images of the phenomenon New Zealand's South Island, and some parts of Australia, have been treated...
View ArticleAurora Australis lights up southern sky in sensational display
A magnificent light display was visible in certain areas of Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday night local time, due to a rare geomagnetic storm which causes the Northern Lights to be seen in areas...
View ArticleAurora australis flares across Australian and New Zealand skies
As some tucked into bed on Tuesday evening, others marvelled at a rare aurora australis spilling a rich palette of fluorescent hues across the skies. The swirls of red, green, blue and purple were...
View ArticleAurora Australis lights up Wairarapa
The southern lights reached as far north as the capital on Monday, with one photographer capturing the phenomenon reflected in Lake Wairarapa. A cloudless night saw temperatures in Wairarapa plummet to...
View ArticleCanberra mornings: June 24, 2015
Sport Traffic/Road closures Cartoon Weather A wind turbine stands at the Capital Wind Farm, operated by Infigen Energy, in Bungendore, New South Wales. Photo: Bloomberg. The clean energy sector will...
View Article'Like curtains being ruffled': Aurora Australis captured above Canberra
The pink-red glow of the Aurora Australis above Mt Tennant on Tuesday morning. Photo: Ian Williams While most of us were fast asleep early on Tuesday morning Ian Williams was braving -2 degrees to...
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