Aurora Australis as seen from Tasmania

by Veronica on May 28, 2011

in Blogging

We were lucky enough to be treated to a sky show of lights this evening. It’s possible I will update this post with more photos if the lights return again. I’m in the Southern Midlands of Tasmania and the conditions were perfect. Icy cold and so so clear.

The Aurora is simply fantastic.

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Tammy May 28, 2011 at 10:34 pm

Beautiful pics… I didnt know this was happening…

Candy May 28, 2011 at 10:39 pm

Wow, I had no idea you could see this from Tassie!

Chookie May 28, 2011 at 10:44 pm

Fantastic! Candy, it used to be visible from Melbourne at times, but light pollution has probably stopped that.

minuted'automne May 29, 2011 at 12:10 am

Amazing to my northen hemisphere French eyes!

Marylin May 29, 2011 at 1:13 am

WOW these are just stunning!
I’m rather jealous… I’ve yet to see the northern lights up here… one day!

Becky May 29, 2011 at 1:45 am

Seeing the Aurora Borealis is one of my top ten bucket list items. Lucky.

PS: I dreamed The Bean brought home some baby chicks that were 1/3 baby chick, 1/3 baby bunny, and 1/3 baby ducks. CUTEST THING EVER. My first thought was – AHA! I have to take a picture of these and out-cute Veronica!

sharon May 29, 2011 at 1:50 am

Amazing photos Veronica.

Martin May 29, 2011 at 3:11 am

Wow.

Barbara May 29, 2011 at 3:39 am

Wow, amazing and beautiful.

Leigh May 29, 2011 at 4:19 am

o..mg! That is so spectacular…I too had know idea you could see it in Tassie.

Amazing photos!

Jenn Fox May 29, 2011 at 4:36 am

Wow, those photographs are beautiful. Nature can be truly spectacular at times.

Marita May 29, 2011 at 7:43 am

Oh Beautiful.

Catherine May 29, 2011 at 7:53 am

beautiful – thanks for sharing the photos.

amandab May 29, 2011 at 8:44 am

Amazing!

LearnCreateDo May 29, 2011 at 9:21 am

these are amazing!

Fiona May 29, 2011 at 9:40 am

Gorgeous.

sleepydwarf May 29, 2011 at 10:07 am

Wow! What an amazing sight that must have been. 🙂

Jayne May 29, 2011 at 10:13 am

The colours are just intense and incredible!
Thanks for sharing this beautiful event 🙂

Alicia=Madcap Mum May 29, 2011 at 10:27 am

Amazing photos!!

river May 29, 2011 at 11:12 am

So pretty! We don’t see this from Adelaide.

Kelly May 29, 2011 at 12:39 pm

I wonder if we get these in canberra any years. Looks amazing!

Rob Young May 29, 2011 at 1:10 pm

Great photos. I was lucky enough to see the auroa very faintly from Geelong in the late 1980s.

Naomi May 29, 2011 at 1:36 pm

I miss seeing the Aurora. Looks like a very spectacular one last night. Just beautiful.

Tina May 29, 2011 at 2:22 pm

Oh wow! That’s gorgeous!

Jenny May 29, 2011 at 2:55 pm

so pretty

Francois May 29, 2011 at 5:59 pm

Amazing! Im in Tassie and missed it! Must have been sleeping. What time did the show start last night, I will be sure to stay up tonight with my eyes at the sky

Veronica May 29, 2011 at 6:05 pm

We saw it first at about 9.10pm – not sure how long it had been going at that point.

Caz(thetruthaboutmummy) May 29, 2011 at 6:50 pm

That is totally amazing. Nice photography and awesome colours!

Francois May 29, 2011 at 6:51 pm

Thanks for the info. Im in Dodges Ferry. Hopefully the clouds will clear up a bit and the lights come back. I will have the camera and tripod ready 🙂

Veronica May 29, 2011 at 8:19 pm

I’m hoping the same thing!

Amanda May 29, 2011 at 7:39 pm

Simply Magnificent

Elephant's Child May 29, 2011 at 7:48 pm

So, so beautiful. And aweinspiring. And amazing. And …

del May 29, 2011 at 8:31 pm

Wow – I haven’t seen an Aurora in years. Beautiful!
Thanks for sharing.

Tat May 29, 2011 at 10:38 pm

Your photos are amazing! I didn’t know you could see Aurora from Tasmania either. Lucky you!

Kristy May 30, 2011 at 6:19 am

Wow! Truly magnificent. Ethereal.

achelois May 30, 2011 at 8:31 am

Ok I am massively overwhelmingly jealous. The nearest we get to the lights is the calendar I have of them on the kitchen wall for 2011. So as you can see I have a bit of thing about them. So off I trot overwhelmed that you actually really saw them. Wow wow wow.. Best Sunday Selections ever ever ever…..

janet May 30, 2011 at 12:53 pm

Very beautiful! I’ve never imagined the southern aurora. I have experienced the aurora borealis from Barrow, Alaska back in the 70’s, but did not have a camera. I remember it as a lively shimmering curtain of many colors. Your greens are lovely.

Carolina May 30, 2011 at 5:46 pm

Oh wow, what a magical sight. You lucky person!

rachael May 31, 2011 at 2:08 am

This is what I miss about living in the far north.

Ann May 31, 2011 at 9:18 pm

Wow – we’re heading down to Tassie soon so we’ll look out for it! Beautiful! xx

Ali June 2, 2011 at 10:26 pm

You’re so lucky. It’s one of my great dreams to see the aurora borealis, I should just make a well-timed trip to Tas instead. Those photos are amazing.

Jeff Crowe June 5, 2011 at 6:37 pm

Hello Veronica , Thank you so much for posting your great image on PRISTINE TASMANIA .I have just checked my Face book page and a big thanks .I have enjoyed looking at your wonderful Images .
Kind regards
Jeff ..

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