On the 6th July a faint Aurora was visible from Darfield. This Aurora occurred because the Earth is passing through a region of interplanetary space with a south-pointing magnetic field, and this is causing geomagnetic unrest around the poles. Courtesy: Andrew Dallow
Aurora visible from South Island
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