Photography enthusiasts were given a special treat on Sunday night as the Aurora Australis lit up the sky in Tasmania and New Zealand.
A vibrant purple covered the sky as spikes of light cut through,and a vivid green settled across the skyline.
Pictures taken in Ulverstone, approximately 300 kilometres north of Hobart, and show the brightly coloured Aurora stretched over a suburb. Despite being a moderately cloudy night,the aurora was still very clear in the Tasmanian sky.
Tasmania is one of the best places in the world to see the natural phenomenon, which is caused when the sun releases a burst of solar wind and magnetic fields into space. [br]But to the bare eye, or the stunning colours are difficult to pick up.
James Garlick,an avid Southern Lights photographer, told Australian Traveller there was a enormous disagreement between what a person could see and what a camera could pick up.
“To the bare eye, or an aurora will look more like a white flickering light - it could be mistaken for a cloud,” he said.
“It's not until you conclude a long exposure with the camera that the colours are revealed.”
Video taken in Coronet Peak, Queenstown displays a similar scene, or where a time lapse clip shows the colours develop into deep vibrancy.
The scene is set over a city,and shows cars racing by and lights flicker as the night sky above is coloured with flashes of light and intelligent colours. Winter months are best for catching an Aurora Australis, and Australian Traveller claims September is the best time to look for it.
Source: tert.am