Aurora Australis,captured from Howden by photographer Xavier Hoenner on Sunday night.
THESE stunning images of the Aurora Australis -- or Southern Lights -- were captured late at night just outside Hobart.
Hobart is the nation's viewing hotspot for the Southern Lights and Kingston photographer Xavier Hoenner made sure he was in the right place at the right time to capture the spectacular scene on Sunday night.
Mr Hoenner received an alert from the Bureau of Meteorology's Ionospheric Prediction Service that the stunning sky show would be visible.
Then it was just a matter of setting up his equipment away from any artificial light pollution. He chose Howden, just south of Hobart.
The IPS Space weather website said Sunday's light show was caused by a geomagnetic storm and the lights had been visible from Tasmania for several hours.
Mr Hoenner captured this shot of the dramatic light show between 11pm and midnight.
He said the time-lapse sequence was made up of 124 photos taken at 33-second intervals.
Here are the vital statistics for photography boffins -- aperture f/3.5; shutter speed 30 seconds; and ISO 640.
An aurora is a natural light display that occurs in both northern and southern hemispheres.
In the south, Aurora Australis is best viewed from South Georgia Island, Tasmania, Stewart Island in New Zealand, the Falkland Islands and Argentina.
The best light shows of all can be seen in the Arctic and Antarctic.
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