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Aurora Australis, Stirling Point, NZ

31 October 2003. These displays triggered by a massive solar flare which erupted little more than 24 hours previously 20mm f/1.8 & 28mm f/2.0 lenses, Kodak Supra 400 and Fuji Provia 400 film. (c) Stephen Voss, stevoss@mac.com

The glow of dusk is still visible in these first two shots These views are from atop Bluff Hill before we relocated to Stirling Point A couple of onlookers take in the view The view directly south A moderate surf adds an interesting dimension A famous New Zealand icon - the Bluff signpost Stirling Point lighthouse tries to compete with the aurora Ditto .. These following photos are all from Fuji Provia 400 slide film These images are all from around 1.45am local time during an intense substorm Here's the culprit - the lower sunspot group is region 10486, producer of the largest solar flare ever recorded