Submitted by steven_sandner t3_10bl5k4 in EarthPorn
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bedroomsport t1_j4as9h4 wrote
Mate, that's an awesome pic.
[deleted] t1_j4asg20 wrote
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Doktor_musmatta t1_j4at179 wrote
Localized entirely within your kitchen?
longstreakof t1_j4aw8a7 wrote
Where did you take that? Esperance maybe?
Pythagosaurus69 t1_j4axs3b wrote
Wait what we have Aurora Australis? Where is this?????
Deffs headed down south for this view
Farmer_Lister t1_j4b0ry0 wrote
Amazing! I always wanted to check this out. Where was this in WA?
getitreddit1 t1_j4b3anh wrote
Are these dunes around lancelin? Fantastic photo. The west took a while to grow on me. The pilbara a little longer. But now it in the blood!!
eelam_garek t1_j4b4fsq wrote
Brought to you almost exclusively by Lightroom.
invent_or_die t1_j4bdzgy wrote
Sprites?
shadowy_bonding63 t1_j4bktok wrote
awesome scenery it is how I wish to see something like this in person!
damnedharlot t1_j4bmuen wrote
r/LandscapeAstro
somedood567 t1_j4btd9n wrote
May I see it?
IntrinsikNZ t1_j4btl9s wrote
Yes.
May I see it?
No.
bebarrucha t1_j4bw9sa wrote
I love this!!
roaringbugtv t1_j4bxyut wrote
Wow, the colors.
Pasta_Ssempa_ t1_j4bz4g8 wrote
Can someone tell me more about aurora Australis? Looks beautiful
MoonChica t1_j4c10yw wrote
Wow that’s beautiful!!
cyber2024 t1_j4c13sh wrote
It's like Aurora Borealis, but near the south pole.
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seicross t1_j4cemul wrote
Grand_Theft_Duck t1_j4cinjn wrote
Now, how about one of those steamed hams!
RManDelorean t1_j4cj8i7 wrote
I knew Australia is mostly desert but I don't think I've ever seen a picture of the dunes
PrimalGreen t1_j4d2quz wrote
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!
Evelyn-Grace777 t1_j4d5vkj wrote
Wow
imapassenger1 t1_j4d73jw wrote
It's in the name.
mila626 t1_j4d7g27 wrote
I don't think you understand how large Western Australia is
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.
abodedwind t1_j4dann2 wrote
There's desert sand dunes, but they're not as ubiquitous in our desert areas as they are in e.g. the Sahara or other deserts in Africa. I don't know where this was taken, but considering your best chance of seeing the Southern Lights is as far south as possible (therefore on the coast), these are likely to be large beach sand dunes instead.
PrimalGreen t1_j4dd3pv wrote
It is very rare yes!
imapassenger1 t1_j4ddkou wrote
I think I do. I was referring to the name a. australis as opposed to the northern lights. I meant it's in Australia (for the benefit of our northern hemisphere friends). WA is fking huge and it could only be seen right at the southern extreme I would bet. Tasmania is really the only regular sighting place in Australia, being furthest south.
PattersonsOlady t1_j4dh7ua wrote
I thought we hadn’t had one since 2015?
Msports180 t1_j4dhpod wrote
Bilbunya dunes?
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.
InDaHou5e t1_j4dlj3k wrote
Austral is simply another word for southern. How Australia got named. The same phenomenon can be seen from Argentina and Chile. I got the impression that some people thought that it was called that because of the country the photo was taken.
inferiorcritic t1_j4dn140 wrote
I think people were only surprised because Australia does not extend as south as Argentina and Chile.
Narwhal_Songs t1_j4do4id wrote
Wow
Automatic-Art9739 t1_j4dpquz wrote
How many seconds of shutter time?
kooyma t1_j4dtvuf wrote
Stunning!
Competitive-Key8729 t1_j4dues1 wrote
Drunken-samurai t1_j4dvjet wrote
I would hazard to say Lannon is waaaay too far north to see it, likely down in margs or something.
xtianmarq t1_j4dwo0p wrote
Absolutely amazing photograph!
SamGropler t1_j4dwr74 wrote
I've seen the Aurora Australis from NSW.
SamGropler t1_j4dx7cb wrote
Hobart is at 42 degrees south. NYC is at 40 degrees north.
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?)
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.
Howwasthatdoneagain t1_j4dyhao wrote
Australis means Southern. That's how Australia got it's name. Southern land.
The Southern Lights are known as Aurora Australis just as the Northern Lights are known as Aurora Borealis.
This picture though..... raises questions. The colour to start with... the location of the milkyway in the sky. Everything just looks wrong. Aside from that nice image, whatever it is.
SamGropler t1_j4e1i49 wrote
So Australia is as far south as America is north (not counting Alaska).
kw661 t1_j4e262c wrote
Spectacular!
yvngjiffy703 t1_j4e4w8z wrote
I don’t mind dying and this place being the last thing I’ll ever see
cbeany84 t1_j4e71xn wrote
That is otherworldly
fatguyfromqueens t1_j4ecy78 wrote
I wrote that Australia isn't as far south as Europe and North America, not America (meaning, the US).
SamGropler t1_j4ed87i wrote
Is America not in North America?
megazen t1_j4egjo2 wrote
Beautiful, is there a wide-screen version.
bornresponsible t1_j4emmpn wrote
man i cannot wait to see the world
jamirocky888 t1_j4etq2o wrote
I really have no idea, but guessing, either Yeagerup dunes south of Pemberton, or maybe over Esperance way
VLC31 t1_j4f05pw wrote
Even more so Tassy, I believe.
Catwoman354 t1_j4f94fu wrote
So pretty!
Public_Crow27 t1_j4fhdzh wrote
Noice! I can't imagine a more potent image for conjuring H.P. Lovecraft's ~ Shadow Out of Time.
theseasonisours t1_j4fi3sd wrote
this doesn’t even look real it’s too beautiful! love this.
steven_sandner OP t1_j4kdjo4 wrote
u/Farmer_Lister - Jami is correct - Esperance is the spot - to the east
steven_sandner OP t1_j4kdl2x wrote
Esperance
steven_sandner OP t1_j4kdlti wrote
steven_sandner OP t1_j4kdnt8 wrote
35s f/1.8 iso3200
getitreddit1 t1_j4kjjaq wrote
Wow. Best beaches in oz! But that pic is otherworldly. Well done.
longstreakof t1_j4ktc7p wrote
Beautiful
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