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Australia: Southern Lights Light Up Skies Amid Severe Geomagnetic Storm

A severe geomagnetic storm triggered by multiple coronal mass ejections caused one of the most spectacular Southern Lights displays across parts of Australia.

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Aurora Borealis In The Appalachian Mountains - Virginia

Aurora Borealis In The Appalachian Mountains - Virginia

The northern lights appear over a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains in Shenandoah National Park, Luray, VA, May 12, 2024. Aurora borealis and australis were visible across much of the earth after solar coronal mass ejections caused the most intense geomagnetic storm in the last 20 years. Photo by Allison BaileyMiddle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aurora Borealis In The Appalachian Mountains - Virginia

Aurora Borealis In The Appalachian Mountains - Virginia

The northern lights appear over a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains in Shenandoah National Park, Luray, VA, May 12, 2024. Aurora borealis and australis were visible across much of the earth after solar coronal mass ejections caused the most intense geomagnetic storm in the last 20 years. Photo by Allison BaileyMiddle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aurora Borealis In The Appalachian Mountains - Virginia

Aurora Borealis In The Appalachian Mountains - Virginia

The northern lights appear over a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains in Shenandoah National Park, Luray, VA, May 12, 2024. Aurora borealis and australis were visible across much of the earth after solar coronal mass ejections caused the most intense geomagnetic storm in the last 20 years. Photo by Allison BaileyMiddle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(240511) -- WELLINGTON, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(240511) -- WELLINGTON, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Photo by Sun Xiaotong/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(240511) -- WELLINGTON, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(240511) -- WELLINGTON, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Zhao Gang/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(240511) -- WELLINGTON, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(240511) -- WELLINGTON, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(240511) -- WELLINGTON, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(240511) -- WELLINGTON, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(240511) -- WELLINGTON, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(240511) -- WELLINGTON, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(240511) -- WELLINGTON, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-WORLD NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 27, 2023 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-FOX GLACIER-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-FOX GLACIER-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(230228) -- WELLINGTON, Feb. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 27, 2023 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-FOX GLACIER-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-FOX GLACIER-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(230228) -- WELLINGTON, Feb. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 27, 2023 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-FOX GLACIER-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-FOX GLACIER-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(230228) -- WELLINGTON, Feb. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 27, 2023 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-FOX GLACIER-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-FOX GLACIER-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(230228) -- WELLINGTON, Feb. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 27, 2023 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-FOX GLACIER-AURORA AUSTRALIS

NEW ZEALAND-FOX GLACIER-AURORA AUSTRALIS

(230228) -- WELLINGTON, Feb. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 27, 2023 shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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Aurora above Japanese icebreaker Shirase

Aurora above Japanese icebreaker Shirase

The Aurora australis appears above the icebreaker Shirase on Feb. 23, 2017, during its Antarctic Sea voyage back to Japan from Showa Station, a Japanese research facility at the South Pole. The southern lights were seen from the late night of Feb. 23 through early hours of Feb. 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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