Aurora Australis
Taken by Ian Griffin on February 22, 2026 @
Hoopers Inlet, NZ South Island
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Cloud filled the sky over Dunedin, New Zealand, as geomagnetic activity began to rise — but experience (and stubborn optimism) sent me out anyway. For a while, it looked hopeless. Then the clouds thinned, the southern horizon cleared, and the sky exploded.
A brilliant aurora australis surged over Hoopers Inlet tonight, green fire along the horizon with crimson towers reaching high into the stars. Reflected in the still water below, the display followed intensified solar wind conditions that pushed the auroral oval deep over New Zealand’s South Island. It was one of those unforgettable southern nights when patience is suddenly and spectacularly rewarded. Now all I have to do is get up for work in the morning,.
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