Parts of Victoria, Tasmania and even as far north as New South Wales were privy to one of nature's most colorful shows, with red, pink and green aurora light filling the sky.
Seldom seen above Australia's southernmost state of Tasmania, the "southern lights" made spectacular viewing for aurora chasers and photographers who braved near-freezing conditions in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with some spotting lights on Tuesday night as well.
Solar weather expert Matt Francis told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that a rare, high-intensity eruption on the sun's surface had sent solar particles towards earth, which combined with earth's magnetic fields to produce the dazzling array of light.
By Ruchi Singh
reporter
Park Sae-jin
swatchsjp@ajunews.com