Oh, and at night too. When the solar cycle is near its maximum, aurora australis are sometimes visible in New Zealand (especially the South Island), southern Australia (especially Tasmania), and southern Chile and Argentina (sometimes in South Africa too). Remove All Ads on Universe Today Joi...
It's the South Pole's time to shine. Very few of us will ever get to witness the spectacular light show that is the aurora australis. With incredibly strong winds and temperatures below -95°F, it's nearly impossible to film there, too. Shot by Robert Schwartz, a technician at the ...
The electrically charged particles then enter Earth's atmosphere, exciting gas atoms and molecules and generating the aurora borealis (northern lights) and the aurora australis (southern lights). The process is similar to how neon lights work: When the molecules and atoms get "excited" by electron...
the more charged particles are released and sent toward Earth. The aurora australis can only be viewed between March and September, as during the rest of the year, the South Pole has sunlight for 24 hours a day. When the aurora australis is visible, it usually lasts for about 15 minutes ...
Oh, and at night too. When the solar cycle is near its maximum, aurora australis are sometimes visible in New Zealand (especially the South Island), southern Australia (especially Tasmania), and southern Chile and Argentina (sometimes in South Africa too). ...