aurora australis
Antarctic sky glow
Aurora australis is the southern hemisphere's counterpart to the northern lights—a natural display of colored light in the night sky near the South Pole, caused by charged particles from the sun interacting with Earth's atmosphere.
Also called the southern lights.
We sailed far enough south to glimpse the aurora australis.
Charged upper atmospheric layer
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
- solar windContinuous stellar particle emission
- charged particlesAtoms with net electricity
- plasmaElectrified matter state
space weather · Birkeland currents · thermosphere · spectral lines
Polar luminescence, hemisphere opposite
- light showChoreographed illumination performance
- skygazingWatching celestial bodies overhead
- twilight glowLight after sunset
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
Southernmost continental landmass
- South PoleSouthernmost point on Earth
- TasmaniaIsland state below Australia
- New ZealandPacific island nation
- PatagoniaSouth America's southern tip
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
- spectacularStrikingly impressive to behold
transcendent · otherworldly · breathtaking · stunning · luminous · radiant · shimmering · vivid
Creating images from light
- timelapseRecording shown greatly accelerated
- long exposureProlonged light capture
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- Kp indexGeomagnetic storm intensity measure
light pollution · horizon · camera settings · astrophotography · observation deck · tour operator
ionosphere
Charged upper atmospheric layer
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
- solar windContinuous stellar particle emission
- charged particlesAtoms with net electricity
plasma · space weather · Birkeland currents · thermosphere · spectral lines
southern lights
Polar luminescence, hemisphere opposite
- light showChoreographed illumination performance
- skygazingWatching celestial bodies overhead
- twilight glowLight after sunset
Antarctica
Southernmost continental landmass
- South PoleSouthernmost point on Earth
- TasmaniaIsland state below Australia
- New ZealandPacific island nation
Patagonia · Falkland Islands · southern hemisphere · polar region
ethereal
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
spectacular · transcendent · otherworldly · breathtaking · stunning · luminous · radiant · shimmering · vivid · iridescent
photography
Creating images from light
- timelapseRecording shown greatly accelerated
- long exposureProlonged light capture
- tripodStabilizing support structure
Kp index · light pollution · horizon · camera settings · astrophotography · observation deck · tour operator
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