The Most Colorful Natural Phenomenon On Earth

  The Northern Lights have been described as a 'celestial ballet of light dancing across the night sky.' Many have made the pilgrimage to Norway and the like, to sit beneath the Arctic sky in hopeful wonder. But few realize its southern equal, the Aurora Australis, can be seen from Tasmania. I figure our hemisphere's ethereal dance show deserves an equal audience. If you're like me, the Southern Lights have held intrigue. The first evening I received word of an Aurora, I bundled up two weary souls at midnight and drove to the countryside. We took many images, punctuated by suitable 'oooohs' and 'ahhhhs' until it dawned on us we were photographing a dimly-lit carrot farm in Tasmania's northwest. To sidestep a pseudo-Aurora like us, we've talked to the experts and prepared a go-to guide so you have the best chance to see one. Because when you do, it's a dance you will never forget.