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Whiteheads Creek glows with shining aurora

The aurora shines over Whiteheads Creek. Photo: Steven Fletcher Photo by Contributed

The skies celebrated the new year with a strong aurora being visible globally, even in Whiteheads Creek, during the first days of 2025.

Two coronal mass ejections struck Earth’s magnetic field on New Year’s Eve, resulting in a geomagnetic storm that coloured the night sky in purples, pinks, greens and reds.

For more information about the new year’s solar storms, click here.

Steven Fletcher captured the aurora in Whiteheads Creek in the early hours of Thursday, January 2.

Photo: Steven Fletcher
Photo: Steven Fletcher Photo by Contributed
Photo: Steven Fletcher Photo by Contributed
Photo: Steven Fletcher Photo by Contributed