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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Aurora Australis in the autumn skies of New Zealand!




A stream of high-speed solar wind is buffeting Earth’s magnetic field and stirring up geomagnetic storms. At this time of year, the midnight sun interferes with the visibility of Northern Lights over Alaska and Scandinavia, but the situation is different on the other side of Earth. Southern Lights were on full display this morning in the dark autumn skies of Queenstown, New Zealand:



photographer Minoru Yoneto.