Why do travellers flock to the Aurora Borealis, when Australia has its own Southern Lights?
The Northern Lights are known top Travel bucket lists and draw countless Travel lers to the world’s artic regions — but many Australians are unaware that an identical phenomenon is visible in their own backyard. The Aurora Australis, or the Southern Lights, takes place above the South Pole and is regularly visible from Australia’s southernmost state. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Spotting the Southern Lights in Australia. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> Auroras are magnetic storms commonly seen in the night skies nearest to polar regions. They occur when the sun expels a particle-filled solar wind blown into Earth’s magnetic field. Once inside Earth’s magnetosphere, the particles are pulled toward the north and south where they collide with and become energised by a range of gases and atoms. The phenomenon creates a natural light show visible from the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. However, the latter display is arguably lesser known...