The Aurora Australis captured at the Tessellated Pavement at Eaglehawk Neck in Tasmania
Photograph: Paul Hoelen
A photographer takes pictures of the Aurora Australis, as it glows on the horizon over waters of Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Trees silhouetted against the sky near Sheffield, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Photograph: Richie Mills
The Aurora Australis reflects off the lake at Cradle Mountain in Tasmania, Australia
Photograph: Rusli Hashim
A man takes pictures of the Aurora Australis at Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand
Photograph: Sanka Vidanagama/AFP/Getty Images
The northern lights (Aurora Borealis) over St Mary’s lighthouse in Whitley Bay on the north east coast of England
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
An Aurora Borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky in the early morning hours near Washtucna, Washington, USA
Photograph: Ted S Warren/AP
Aurora Australis over Hobart, Tasmania
Photograph: Bruce Cooper
The northern lights are seen over a farm near Pulaski, Wisconsin, US. An intense solar storm has seen the Aurora Borealis gracing the skies farther south than usual
Photograph: Sarah Kloepping/AP
A person looks up at the Aurora Australis in Judbury in the Huon Valley, Tasmania
Photograph: Toby Schrapel freelance photography
The Southern Lights photographed near Stirling Point, New Zealand
Photograph: Rita Baker/The Guardian