Milky Way & Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxies+Aurora over Western Australia

Milky Way & Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxies+Aurora over Western Australia

Astrophotographer Trevor Dobson: "This is an 8 shot panorama of the recent Aurora event of May 11. In this shot you can see the Aurora Australis, aka the Southern Lights, with the Crux/Carina region of the Milky Way above it. The Large Magellanic Cloud is also visible on the far right centre of the image."

For many people, the aurora is a beautiful nighttime phenomenon that is worth traveling to Earth's polar regions just to observe. It is the only way for most people to actually experience space weather. 

Earth auroras have different names depending on the pole where they occur. Aurora Borealis, or the northern lights, is the name given to auroras around the north pole and Aurora Australis, or the southern lights, is the name given for auroras around the south pole.

The Colors of the Aurora (National Park Service)

https://www.nps.gov/articles/-articles-aps-v8-i1-c9.htm

Technical details: Nikon d810a, 35mm, ISO 2500, f/1.6, 8 x 5 seconds

Image Credit: Trevor Dobson

Image Date:  May 11, 2024

Release Date: June 20, 2024

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