While the northern lights often steal the spotlight, their southern counterpart—aurora australis—offers an equally dazzling ...

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How to see the northern lights—and why they’re showing up more recently. ... In the Southern Hemisphere, that generally means Antarctica, Tasmania, or southern New Zealand in fall or winter.

Northern lights explained. Auroras happen when charged particles from the sun — the solar wind — interact with Earth's magnetic field.An auroral oval sits permanently over the Arctic and ...