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PrimalGreen t1_j4d2quz wrote

Reply to comment by Pythagosaurus69 in Aurora Australis over dunes in Western, Australia [1080x1350] [OC] by steven_sandner

In Victoria it can be seen at Wilson's Prom and my family have also seen it in the Otways before on a really cold night!

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fatguyfromqueens t1_j4dajbb wrote

But it is pretty rare, no? I mean Australia isn't as far south as Europe and North America are north. New York state is further north in latitude than Melbourne is south in latitude and the Aurora Borealis is pretty rare even up near the Canadian border.

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chandu6234 t1_j4dlem4 wrote

Yeah, you'll have to keep track on sun flares and when we have really big one check on weather and pray that there no clouds and it's winter. So many things have to line up.

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jimmux t1_j4dy3l1 wrote

We had some strong activity around Christmas so I was able to see it in Tasmania. I haven't heard of it being caught in WA before, but dark skies can make a difference, and they certainly have that.

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SamGropler t1_j4dx7cb wrote

Hobart is at 42 degrees south. NYC is at 40 degrees north.

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fatguyfromqueens t1_j4dxyed wrote

But Melbourne is at 39 degrees south. Plus 42 north is Chicago and Boston. Even rural areas that latitude see very few auroras (aurorae?)

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SamGropler t1_j4e1i49 wrote

So Australia is as far south as America is north (not counting Alaska).

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fatguyfromqueens t1_j4ecy78 wrote

I wrote that Australia isn't as far south as Europe and North America, not America (meaning, the US).

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VLC31 t1_j4f05pw wrote

Even more so Tassy, I believe.

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