The magenta, amethyst and ruby aurora australis was spotted from Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and New Zealand’s South Island
Solar winds created by ejections from the sun peaked in the early hours of Tuesday, supercharging displays of the southern lights on Monday night. The magenta, amethyst and ruby aurora was visible in Tasmania,Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said the storm was easing on Tuesday afternoon, but that aurora australis – caused by particles from solar winds entering the Earth’s atmosphere – may still be observed in good conditions and at high latitudes.
Steve appears as a streak of light across the sky and is the result of the same processes that create auroras.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersThe celestial displays are caused by electrically charged particles and gas from coronal mass expulsions escaping the sun’s gravitational pull and entering the Earth’s atmosphere, accumulating at the north and south poles.
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