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Have You Ever Seen Aurora Australis? It Just Lit Up The Australian Sky And It’s As Amazing As Its Northern ‘Sister’
When we talk about auroras, we usually mean the Northern Lights but this time an amateur photographer captured them on the other side of the globe! The stunning color display illuminated Australia’s skies, and Philip Dubbin recorded everything in a dazzling timeline.
Dubbin, 53, is an IT worker by day but one night he headed to the Mushroom Reef in Melbourne, along the Mornington Peninsula. “Watching the aurora is such a relaxing but awe-inspiring sight,” Philip told Daily Mail. “Especially on a calm and clear night – though we don’t get the bright colors by eye unless it’s a huge storm.” That night he even caught a shooting star in the background.
This magical visual phenomenon is described as the southern hemisphere’s own version of the Northern Lights. It occurs when electrically charged electrons and protons speed up across the Earth’s magnetic field and ‘collide’ with neutral atoms in the top layer of the atmosphere.
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What do you think ?
Michel M. Prins 8 years ago
All of these are so immensly beautiful. The universe's personal style of art.
just a thought 8 years ago
These are just mesmerizing and beautiful ... The colors are all happy ...(idk if that made sense but that's how I feel )
aurora.australis 7 years ago
I like the different colour spectrum. Also ITSSS MEEEEEEEEEE(sorry)
Carol Taylor 8 years ago
so when are the best times of the year to view this phenomena..?? l live in Melbourne, it would be worth the drive down to the peninsular...
Chelle Snail 8 years ago
WOW!!!!!! It's our turn in Australia! I had been wanting to see the Northern Lights up in Europe, and now Australia has it too! Beautiful :) love the photos.
Michel M. Prins 8 years ago
All of these are so immensly beautiful. The universe's personal style of art.
just a thought 8 years ago
These are just mesmerizing and beautiful ... The colors are all happy ...(idk if that made sense but that's how I feel )
aurora.australis 7 years ago
I like the different colour spectrum. Also ITSSS MEEEEEEEEEE(sorry)
Carol Taylor 8 years ago
so when are the best times of the year to view this phenomena..?? l live in Melbourne, it would be worth the drive down to the peninsular...
Chelle Snail 8 years ago
WOW!!!!!! It's our turn in Australia! I had been wanting to see the Northern Lights up in Europe, and now Australia has it too! Beautiful :) love the photos.
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