Since I came to Melbourne, the editor has been listening to people say aurora, how beautiful and gorgeous the aurora is in tower state.
@Rob McKenna
The vast starry sky and the brilliant aurora of fantastic natural powe
The editor never expected to witness the wonderful power of nature near Melbourne. Just this October, there are three nights most suitable for observing the aurora. Specifically, the intensity of magnetic field activity will reach the highest level in 11 years, and at this time, it is the most likely to see the aurora.
According to the official Aurora Forecast aurora forecast, on October 7, 8, 10, three days, the KP index, representing the activity of the magnetic field, will be as high as 6!
The Kp index is an index representing the intensity of magnetic field activity, and the higher the index, the greater the possibility that it can be observed. Usually more than 2 is likely to be pessimistic, only before reaching 4, the aurora light will be very weak, in good weather can only be seen. But on Oct. 7, Oct. 8, these two days, when the kp index approaches 6, it means that as long as the weather permits, the possibility of catching the aurora is very high!
And this high value of the situation, for the southern hemisphere can be said to be once a year!
And the aurora of the Southern Hemisphere, in contrast to the aurora of the Northern Hemisphere, is much different from the aurora of the Northern Hemisphere, which is dominated by green.
It's a brilliant fluorescent aurora, while the Southern Hemisphere is a lovely pink purple.
It can be said to be very special.
The aurora has always been the inner dream of many prodigal men, and this magnetic activity has given Melbourne, near the south of the southern hemisphere, a great opportunity to see the aurora, too.
The editor found out the places for everyone. While the sun is active, you can hook up all the things you have to do in life, the pursuit of aurora.
Philip Island (Phillip Island)
Philip Island, in the south of Melbourne, is also one of the auroras that was observed on Philip Island last year.
@Photo Rangers
After lunch, departing from Melbourne in the afternoon, it takes about two hours to get to philip island, and go for a walk on the beach to see if you have the luck to see the baby penguins returning to their nests first.
It was also very pleasant to take a stroll around the beach, watching the setting sun rise and fall at sea level.
Beautiful unreasonable ~
Peripheral accommodation
The editor suggests that the aurora, such as Phillip Island, should find a good place to stay near the beach in advance, because after all, I don't know when the aurora will come, and it's just too lucky to spend a night on the side of the road.
The price of the nearby accommodation on Airbnb is perfectly reasonable, under $150. Monica recommends that you open Aurora Alert and then go back to your place of stay and take a rest.
When Alert shows up, jump out and wait for the aurora under the stars.
If you see such aurora in the pure sky, there must be a feeling that there is no regret in this life.
If there is still a sky full of stars, it will really be the perfect star sky.
Wilson Point National Park (Wilsons Promontory National Park)
The editor thinks the three-hour national park, 203 kilometers from the heart of Melbourne, should be the perfect place to wait for aurora, because Wilsons Promontory itself is famous for his campsite.
Take the guy, put up a tent on a large area of ground, lie in the open air, chat and drink, and so on the aurora. It completely saves time to catch the aurora, as long as it lies under a vast sky of stars.
One of the benefits of going to the aurora, such as Wilsons Promontory, is that even before the aurora, the scenery during the day is completely beautiful enough to replace the aurora.
The canyon wrapped up the bay, and the mountains and rivers looked like nothing to go between.
Or the reflection of a large cloud of fire and sunset in the water, no matter which beauty can make up for not seeing the aurora of regret.
@Vimukthi Wanigarathna
Wilson Prom also has several planned perfect hiking routes from the winding mountains to the open seaside.
In addition to the two auroras, which are suitable for a short vacation, there are also a few points where auroras can be easily observed:
Angelica (Anglesea)
Anglesea, an hour and a half from downtown Melbourne, is also one of the best observation points, as it is relatively close and suitable for day-to-day back and forth.
Anglesea, a small town along the (Great Ocean Road) coast of Oceanic Road, was overtaken by the aurora a few years ago, and the green-and-purple glow rising above sea level is a dream.
Point Lonsdale
Point Lonsdale is also one of the southernmost points in Melbourne, and the journey from Melbourne is about an hour and a half
In recent years, some people have caught such fantastic aurora here, very wonderful.
Before you leave, you need to know about the aurora:
geographic(al) position
Generally speaking, the aurora is more visible closer to the polar circle, so in Australia's southern hemisphere, the closer it is to the South Pole, the more clearly it can be seen!
And in the editor recommended a few auroral observation points are in line with geographical location requirements, but in addition to geographical location, there are a lot of other decisive factors!
weathe
Because the aurora occurs in the upper atmosphere, if the weather is not good with clouds, even if the aurora index is very high, it will not necessarily see aurora. For auroras, colder weather and cloudy skies are good for observing auroras.
Although in the last two months of aurora active, but the most inconceivable time he appeared. And the aurora can be pre-measured for as long as half an hour, usually only for half an hour. In other words, you need to be within half an hour of the best observation point before you can get there in the first place. And you should always note that Aurora Alerts, rushed to the best spot at the first time when he received the notice.
There are also every two minutes will update the aurora forecast website, also must be collected, when the aurora must be refreshed at any time!
Web site: https://cdn.softservenews.com/southern_lights.html
After watching the editor talk about the aurora, would you like to go after the aurora girl together next week?
Just remember, the aurora can not be met, can not be caught or need luck + weather + solar activity, can be described as a need for people and ah!
