I've seen the Aurora, Northern Lights, in Alaska and have even seen it as far South as where I am, in Seguin but it wasn't like the Northern or the Australis,Wednesday 10th April 10.53a.m. Cool and Sunny. 22.2 / 31.5kph SW, Hg48%, 17.7C / 63.9F top of 20C / 68F. Wind easing. Partly cloudy. I had to get the flannie pjs on last nite!
Moon is 2.4%
Mawson Station chef turned aurora australis photographer revels in his finest photos so far
By Clancy Balen
Posted 3h ago
A photo of an aurora australis beaming near Mawson base, Antarctica, in March 2024. (Supplied: Justin Chambers)
Justin Chambers has been chasing the aurora australis for over a decade, and he's now in one of the best places in the world to find them.
The chef turned amateur photographer spends a large part of his year at Mawson Station, in the Australian Antarctic Territory.
As the sun enters the solar maximum — the period of greatest solar activity during its 11-year solar cycle — Mr Chambers said he has witnessed the best aurora of his life, and managed to get it on camera.
"Having chased them for so long, I find the beauty in everything, but seeing these … I've never experienced anything quite like it," he said.
"Colours I've only dreamed of.
"I've never really seen pink, I've seen red and green, there was a hint of blue, we had purples and we had oranges."
More beautiful pics here!
it just was a red hue across the western sky.
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