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AnaArg86 t1_jacifue wrote

That's absolutely gorgeous. Bucket list it is.

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GorditaPollo t1_jacmx36 wrote

That’s definitely the only good view in the Armadale/Helena valley area. Except bungedore maybe

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maya_dimasi t1_jad66qp wrote

Wow!! What time did you get there to catch a glimpse of this gorgeousness?

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GallantGentleman t1_jad9rpf wrote

Aurora Australis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country, located in Perth, Australia? Stunningly beautiful.

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Vegetable-Praline-57 t1_jadhc0b wrote

At this time of year? In this part of Australia? Localized entirely south of Perth!?

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otterglass t1_jadm1u6 wrote

Wow what a beautiful picture! Nicely done

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brownhedgehog t1_jadmfet wrote

Apparently it could be seen in Dubbo, NSW last night. Crazy.

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juliazzz t1_jadtusy wrote

I'd love to see a real aurora one day.

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CazRaX t1_jadx7it wrote

Huh, I thought the Ancestral Plane was in Africa?

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Nomicakes t1_jae2pe3 wrote

Replying to TheRealOsciban (#2,109,239)

Be nice to the people you meet. If someone's having a friendly chat with you, and suddenly they say something to you that feels like a minor insult, we guarantee it's not intended as such. We just like to take the piss out of each other.

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AlwaysTravel t1_jae33tf wrote

That's amazing, That's the equivalent of seeing the Northern lights in Egypt

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Phiandros t1_jae3fkg wrote

Is the Aurora Australis usually this pink? As opposed to more green. We had aurora borealis in south of sweden the past two nights. Primarily green with some pink at times.

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Appropriate_War5219 t1_jae551b wrote

Curious how that's possible. At ~32°S, that's closer to the equator than Dallas.

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FantasticGarlic t1_jae85pp wrote

Saw a lot of posts about how this happened—there was a solar storm several days ago that caused increased auroras being visible!

Source: Not an astronomer, just regurgitating information from some smart people

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GirlBrunette22 t1_jaeg3ax wrote

I wonder what percentage of people have seen the northern lights in real life

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EarphoneTangler t1_jaei0qp wrote

Was this visible with the naked eye or just with camera?

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kris533d t1_jaek6dk wrote

Replying to AnaArg86 (#2,102,617)

Make sure you do it in the right spot. Maybe you can see the colors in the right place, maybe not. I am not even sure. Yesterdayy I saw it here in Denmark. Looked like some grey clouds near the horizon. Only by making a 30 second exposure was I able to see any color and determine that it was in fact Aurora Borealis. 1/10

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kris533d t1_jaelgqu wrote

Replying to GirlBrunette22 (#2,125,364)

Not many, but I bet many have seen it and not know what it was. Most of the time, the northern lights aren't as colorful as this. Seen it in Denmark a couple of times and it honestly looked like a mix between the Milky Way (as seen from earth in an area with very little light pollution) and clouds. No color. Only by using my phone was I able to know that it was the real deal.

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GirlBrunette22 t1_jaelm1l wrote

Replying to Charlatangle (#2,126,992)

I am talking about this for the reason that this phenomenon seems magical to many people .. and sometimes I can’t even believe that such things exist on the planet earth .. I don’t speak for people who live in the northern hemisphere .. I speak in general .. for all people

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Felwinter12 t1_jaemean wrote

Replying to juliazzz (#2,117,735)

I saw the Aurora borealis when I was five. I was on a road trip from Portland, my family lives nearby, to Alaska, where I lived at the time. I had just lived in Missouri, and there was a tornado while I was there, which made me paranoid about the sky turning green. We got to a hotel, and all of the adults just brushed it off when I said the sky was green, so I was the only one to see it, and I don't even remember.

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HellBlazer_NQ t1_jaeqq8n wrote

I haven't updated my desktop background since 2019, so thank you!

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Timmy12er t1_jaer2ft wrote

Replying to AnaArg86 (#2,102,617)

I'm currently visiting Queenstown, NZ and wasn't able to see it last night. It was cloudy, but maybe there was some other reason we couldn't see it (astronomy isn't my strong suit). Definitely disappointed.

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kris533d t1_jaers94 wrote

Replying to loosebolts (#2,129,046)

I already said that last bit of my comment... Anyway, never understood the need to differentiate between the two. They are both Aurora Polaris and look the same.

Edit: here is a picture someone in DK took yesterday. This is how it normally looks in Denmark. Not only the green color you typically see when you are directly underneath it. https://www.reddit.com/r/Denmark/comments/11e2src/jeg_ville_ogs%C3%A5_v%C3%A6re_med_p%C3%A5_nordlys_b%C3%B8lgen_s%C3%A5_var/

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luke1lea t1_jaeui2k wrote

The pink means that the sun tried to kill you extra hard, but good ole earth saved you again!

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bradloehr t1_jaex6bo wrote

Crazy geomagnetic storm in northern Canada right now too

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