Aurora Australis - The Southern Lights

New Zealand; North Island aurorae tend to be red, while South Island aurorae tend to be green.

[Aurora] A green band seen from Invercargill, South Island, NZ (69kB)
1989 Nov 17
The green aurora has concentric circles in the middle of it. This is a camera artifact, caused I believe, by two lens surfaces being in contact and in the monochromatic (one colour) light of aurorae, producing "Newton's Rings".

[Aurora] A red rayed veil and the Southern Cross seen from Invercargill, South Island, NZ (36kB)

[Aurora] A rayed veil seen from the Manawatu, North Island, NZ (16kB)
1999 Feb 18 09:45 UT

[Aurora] A red rayed veil and Carina seen from the Manawatu, North island, NZ (16kB)
1999 Feb 18 09:35 UT

[Aurora] A rayed veil and Carina seen from Myponga, South Australia (43kB)
1999 Feb 18 12:35 UT
[Copyright Craig Richardson 1999 All Rights Reserved - icaurora@camtech.net.au]

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Last updated 1999 February 28
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