Meteorology
‘I’m lost for words’: Spectacular aurora paints Australian skies
Friday night’s aurora australis was the most dramatic display since May, and the most impressive in 15 years before that.
- by Harriet Alexander and Liam Mannix
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Dazzling aurora australis light show possible in Victoria tonight
“Several coronal mass ejections” from the sun could trigger a geomagnetic storm, the weather bureau said.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Record-breaking weather system brings rain and freezing mornings
Rain in Sydney and record-breaking cold in Victoria is down to an abnormal anticyclone that could go down in history.
- by Angus Dalton
Why Victorians should keep looking to the night sky to be dazzled
After the aurora australis phenomenon painted our skies pink and green, a new celestial delight is headed our way (but it could be more fickle).
- by Benjamin Preiss
Aurora australis a Sunday no-show, but bright lights could return this year
Stargazers flocked to bayside Melbourne and coastal Victoria overnight hoping to enjoy aurora australis, but sadly, there was no repeat show of Saturday’s extraordinary light show.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Ashleigh McMillan
Shoot the aurora australis like a pro – even on a smartphone
These stunning photos of the southern lights were taken by a professional, but most smartphones can take top shots too.
- by Carolyn Webb
Aurora australis stuns Australian stargazers – and you can still watch it
Don’t fret if you missed out on seeing the southern lights that dazzled Australians on Saturday night – you’ll have another chance tonight.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Aurora australis over Melbourne
Eddie Jim captured the dazzling aurora australis in a timelapse from Doncaster, Melbourne.
How to see the dazzling aurora australis tonight
A stunning display of the southern lights will likely be across the nation’s south thanks to an extreme geomagnetic storm.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Victoria’s first heatwave of the summer is here
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued its first heatwave warning of the summer, as temperatures soar past 30 for the next three days.
- by Sherryn Groch
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