Aurora Australis Lights Up Skies Over Australia & New Zealand, See Pics & Videos

Parts of Australia and New Zealand were spectacularly lit up by the Aurora Australis which took place on April 20, reports USA Today. People living in Tasmania, Australia, and Queenstown, New Zealand, were in for a visual treat as a green glow covered the evening sky.

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A post shared by Deni Cupit | Tasmania (@deni_cupit) on Apr 22, 2020 at 2:23am PDT

The Aurora Australis or the Southern Lights takes place when solar particles collide with atmospheric gases thereby emitting blue, purple, red, and green lights.

People living in Tasmania and Queenstown who witnessed the Aurora Australis took to social media to post pictures and videos of the gorgeous natural light show and they are indeed a treat for the eyes. Have a look:

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As a little ’end of season surprise’ in the middle of the night, there was a Northern Lights meet-and-greet. On one picture you can also see a April Lyrid meteor. The light at the Horizon is from the sun. . . #northernlights #aurora #spaceweather #sweden #meteor #aprillyrids #lyriden #nikonphotography #jämtland #jämtlandsfjällen #noorderlicht #poollicht #p4jämtlandbild #rtlweer #rtlweerfoto #smhiväder #norrsken #mirrorlake

A post shared by Kallsedets Fjällcenter (@kallsedet) on Apr 22, 2020 at 3:10am PDT

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Aurora Australis, Tasmania .. And then the cheeky little aurora blushed, turning a little pink!

A post shared by Hayley Clarke (@tassiehayley) on Apr 22, 2020 at 2:23am PDT

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SWIPE ➡️ • It was like a monochrome rainbow. Seeing something like this is humbling and awe inspiring. • • • • 20th April 2020 • 9:51pm • • 5 shot pano in portrait • • Canon 6D • Samyang 14mm • f/2.8 • 20s x5 • ISO 5000 • Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 • • • • • #photography #photooftheday #photographylovers #canon6d  #ig #aurora #auroraaustralis #auroralights #southernlights #glowingsky #worldaurora #night #nightsky #discovertasmania #instatasmania #tasmaniagram #instatassie #tasmania #discoverearth #awesomeearth  #canon #night_shooterz #astrophoto #slowshutter #longexposure #nightscape #australia #beach #dancinglights #TassieStyle

A post shared by Brighton Seeley (@lluminardigital) on Apr 22, 2020 at 1:37am PDT

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Heavens closer than you think . . . Taken April 20th 2020 #peace ✌😎✌ . . . #day27 #lockdown #oamarunz #waitakinz #auroraaustralis #april2020 #timelapse @metservicenz #ig_newzealand @niftyfew #southernlights #geostorm #aurora #astroshots #nzmustdo #metservicenz @canon.nz #nightshotz #astrophotography #milkyway #nz #purenz #canonlovetoshoot9 #aurorahunters

A post shared by armouredsteel (@armouredsteel) on Apr 22, 2020 at 12:57am PDT

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K U N A N Y I L I G H T S . I honestly never thought that I would see this from my front yard 🤩 . The #auroraaustralis was so bright and wide on 20 April 2020 that the arc could be seen dancing above kunanyi / Mt Wellington. . #tasmania #hobart #kunanyi #hobartandbeyond #tasmaniagram #abcmyphoto #nightphotography #nights_dreamworld

A post shared by H O B A R T H I T C H E R (@timgrimseycelebrant) on Apr 21, 2020 at 11:37pm PDT

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Earth Day #dreams #benes . . . . #auroraaustralis #aurora #southernlights #deepsouth #tasmania #night #beautiful #milkyway #astrophotography #thedream #mindblown #discovertasmania #photo

A post shared by Kieren Black (@kb.photo_) on Apr 21, 2020 at 8:59pm PDT

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Martian Sunset . . . Taken April 20th 2020 #peace ✌😎✌ . . . #day27 #lockdown #oamarunz #waitakinz #auroraaustralis #april2020 #timelapse @metservicenz #ig_newzealand @niftyfew #southernlights #geostorm #aurora #astroshots #nzmustdo #metservicenz @canon.nz #progearfeature #nightshotz #astrophotography #milkyway #nz #purenz #canonlovetoshoot9 #aurorahunters

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Homebound residents from New Zealand's Queenstown to Australia's Hobart were shown a magnificent Aurora Australis light show this week. Aurorae are caused when charged particles from solar wind and solar flares interact with Earth’s upper atmosphere, creating distinctive green and red glows. Credit: Daniel Phillips via Storyful #aurora #auroraaustralis #newzealand #australia

A post shared by The Australian (@the.australian) on Apr 21, 2020 at 3:15pm PDT

Nice #Aurora going on 🙂 nice 00:10am looking over the #Atlantic #Ness #isleoflewis #Hebrides @chunder10 @VirtualAstro @StormHour @skyatnightmag @BBCScotWeather @TamithaSkov Pesky street lights just gone off 🙂 pic.twitter.com/pfqNQMfdVl

— John-GM7PBB (@GM7PBB) April 21, 2020

7.5 hours of time lapse from last nights surprise Aurora
Taken with Canon EOS R and SIgma 20mm lenshttps://t.co/fNLjSLv3Sz#NewZealand #Aurora @TamithaSkov pic.twitter.com/LkH4khFZg0

— Paul Stewart (@astrostew) April 21, 2020

Last night there was an #Aurora event, visible from @LoveDunedin.

Staying within my bubble* I was able to find 2 spots on the top of Otago Peninsula @PureNewZealand to view the southern lights through the cloud.#lockdownnz #COVID19nz #NewZealand @NikonUSA @NZGeographic pic.twitter.com/9I9cRuEYZK

— Paul Le Comte (@five15design) April 20, 2020

There’s nothing in the world that can match the beauty of nature!