Tasmania lies around 43°S, not exactly in the sub-arctic, but the magnetic south pole has moved into a position where auroras have become a little more frequent. There is an active Facebook group of aurora chasers and nerds, including yours truly, pleading with the Gods to abolish clouds from the southern horizon. On March 20th last everything came together - clear skies, electromagnetic activity ++, and mild temperatures allowing aurora sightings from all parts of the state. I was off-grid at a lodge on the Central Plateau and went out at dusk to try shots of the Milky Way, but it became clear that something more dramatic was emerging in the south from shortly after sunset.
Shot with a Pentax K-1, and an Irix 15mm lens, post in Lightroom. The beam to the left of the aurora arc is from Spectra, a powerful beam installed at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), a good 100 km away.
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