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Credit & Copyright: Kavan Chay
Explanation:
This
well-composed composite
panoramic view
looks due south
from Banks Peninsula near Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island.
The base of a tower-like rocky sea stack is awash in the foreground,
with stars of the Southern Cross at the top of the frame
and planet Earth's south celestial pole near center.
Still, captured on May 11, vibrant aurora australis dominate
the starry southern sea and skyscape.
The shimmering southern lights were part of
extensive
auroral displays
that entertained skywatchers in northern and southern hemispheres
around planet Earth, caused by intense geomagnetic storms.
The extreme
spaceweather was triggered by the
impact of
coronal
mass ejections
launched from powerful
solar active region
AR 3664.
AuroraSaurus:
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Based on Astronomy Picture
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See also:
- APOD: 2024 May 20 Á Aurora Dome Sky
- APOD: 2024 January 14 Á Dragon Aurora over Iceland
- APOD: 2024 January 3 Á A SAR Arc from New Zealand
- APOD: 2023 December 12 Á Aurora and Milky Way over Norway
- The SAR and the Milky Way
- APOD: 2023 November 5 Á Creature Aurora Over Norway
- APOD: 2023 October 22 Á Ghost Aurora over Canada