Southern Lights

The Southern Lights, or Aurora Australis, are natural light displays in Earth's southern sky caused by charged particles from the sun colliding with the Earth's magnetic field. These particles travel along magnetic field lines to the poles, where they interact with atoms and molecules in the atmosphere, releasing energy as colorful light. This process creates shimmering, dynamic patterns of reds, greens, and purples, primarily visible from places like Antarctica, Australia, and New Zealand. The auroras are similar to their northern counterpart, the Aurora Borealis, but occur in the Southern Hemisphere.