Aurora Australis with Southern Cross and Pointer stars
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Aurora Australis with Southern Cross and Pointer stars

by Ulrich Schreiber, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

This view from the Port Hills of Christchurch in New Zealand glances South over Governors Bay into the distance, where an Aurora Australis is visible near the horizon. Almost in the center of the starry sky the Southern Cross with its 2 Pointer stars are showing prominently.