A kaleidoscope of colours lights up the sky above Gembrook during the most intense solar storm to hit Earth in 20 years.
Aurora Australis lights up the night sky over the South Arm, as viewed from Seven Mile Beach. The night of my arrival at Hobart heralded one of the most intense auroral events of the year.
As an aircraft approaches Hobart International Airport one of the year's most intense auroral displays paints the sky green and pink, the effects so strong they could be seen with the naked eye.
A Boxing Day treat! Strong solar weather on Boxing Day 2022 generated a strong Aurora Australis, visible as far north as the Murray River. Down in Tasmania however, we got an extra treat: space junk burning up on re-entry over a strong bioluminescence event. Captured at Seven Mile Beach, the red beacon on the hill is a marker for Hobart Airport, out of frame behind me.
Puffing Billy's Bridge 10, better known as "Farm Bridge", creates a window to the sky as Aurora Australis dances overhead.
Blues, greens, pinks, and reds fill the sky over Gembrook.
Standing on the railway embankment near the Gembrook football ground, one of the locals is silhouetted against the aurora-filled sky.
