The Best Places to See the Southern Lights | Smithsonian
2017年7月29日 · Called the southern lights, or aurora australis, it’s the southern cousin to the aurora borealis and can best be seen from the most southern of landmasses, such as Tasmania, New Zealand and...
Southern Lights, Explained: What They Are and Where to See Them
2024年4月1日 · What are the southern lights? The southern lights are the Southern Hemisphere’s version of the northern lights — that is, they're both the aurora.
Aurora Dashboard (Experimental) | NOAA / NWS Space Weather ...
2025年1月13日 · When and where can you see the northern and southern lights also known as the aurora? This page provides a prediction of the aurora’s visibility tonight and tomorrow night in the charts below. The animations further down show what the aurora’s been up to over the last 24 hours and estimates what the next 30 minutes will be like.
When & Where Can You See the Southern Lights Aurora?
The answer is YES, there are Southern Lights! The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, occur in the northern hemisphere within what is known as the auroral oval. There is also an auroral oval in the southern hemisphere, where …
Aurora - Wikipedia
In northern latitudes, the effect is known as the aurora borealis or the northern lights. The southern counterpart, the aurora australis or the southern lights, has features almost identical to the aurora borealis and changes simultaneously with changes in the northern auroral zone. [12]
Aurora - 30 Minute Forecast | NOAA / NWS Space Weather ...
The aurora is an indicator of the current geomagnetic storm conditions and provides situational awareness for a number of technologies. The aurora directly impacts HF radio communication and GPS/GNSS satellite navigation.
Aurora Viewline for Tonight and Tomorrow Night (Experimental)
This is a prediction of the intensity and location of the aurora borealis tonight and tomorrow night over North America. It also shows a 'viewline' that represents the southern-most locations from which you may see the aurora on the northern horizon.
Southern Lights, Explained: What They Are And Where ... - Travel
2024年4月8日 · The southern lights are the Southern Hemisphere’s version of the northern lights — that is, they’re both the aurora. “The aurora is a visual representation of the Earth’s magnetic field protecting us from the sun’s disruptive bursts of energy,” Jonathan Belles, meteorologist at The Weather Channel and Weather.com, tells Travel ...
Aurora | Location & Facts | Britannica
2025年1月8日 · Aurora, luminous phenomenon of Earth’s upper atmosphere that occurs primarily in high latitudes of both hemispheres; in the Northern Hemisphere auroras are called aurora borealis, aurora polaris, or northern lights, and in the Southern Hemisphere they are called aurora australis or southern lights.
Auroras: The Northern and Southern Lights | Center for ...
The closer you are to the North or South Pole, the greater your chances are of seeing this amazing spectacle. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is called an aurora borealis or the northern lights. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is called an aurora australis or the southern lights.