{"id":282458,"date":"2025-11-13T20:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/282458\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:20:09","slug":"dazzling-aurora-australis-lights-up-skies-across-australia-in-rare-spectacle-and-it-could-return-on-thursday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/282458\/","title":{"rendered":"Dazzling aurora australis lights up skies across Australia in rare spectacle, and it could return on Thursday night"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australians have been dazzled by a stunning display of the southern lights overnight<\/a>, as the aurora australis danced across skies around the country.<\/p>\n

From Tasmania<\/a> to Victoria<\/a> and as far north as southern Queensland<\/a>, stargazers stayed up late on Wednesday night to catch the colourful glow painting the horizon in shades of pink, purple and green.<\/p>\n

Many shared breathtaking photos of the phenomenon, flooding social media feeds early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

If you missed the show on Wednesday, there is still a chance to catch it again on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The British Geological Survey said coronal mass ejections from the sun may trigger the most powerful solar storm to hit Earth in more than 20 years.<\/p>\n

Observational astronomer Professor Michael Brown from Monash University said the latest coronal mass ejection reached Earth around lunchtime Thursday, sparking bright auroras visible across North America.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a chance the activity will continue and auroras will be visible tonight in Australia,\u201d he told 7NEWS.com.au.<\/p>\n

However, Brown warned the lights may not appear as far north as they did on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cAuroras are quite fickle so it is possible they will be visible tonight or we may see next to nothing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As always, the best chance to spot them is from a dark location away from light pollution, with a clear view of the southern horizon, Brown said.<\/p>\n

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Sky-gazers as far north as Sydney and Perth could be in for a rare treat<\/p>\n

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