We folks in the Northern Hemisphere are not the only ones able to view the aurora. On November 24, 2001, a geomagnetic outburst allowed people Down Under to take some excellent photographs of the Aurora Australis.
Here is just a sampling.......
The above photos were taken by Darren Osborne, of Canberra, Australia. Here is how he described that evening to Spaceweather.com: "My wife and I were driving home at 11.30 pm when she noticed something unusual from the passenger seat. We pulled off to the side of the road and there was the most amazing sight -- auroras over Australia." Photo Details: Minolta SLR, Kodak 400 ASA film, exposure time 20-30 seconds. Mr. Osborne has a web site of his own that features some beautiful sky and space photography. You may visit it here.
Ian Cooper of New Zealand also saw the Southern Lights that evening. Here are some of his photos:
More of Mr. Cooper's camera artistry may be found at The Phoenix Astronomical Society web site, and here.
Background music: "What a Wonderful World" -- Louis Armstrong