Orion’s Wake

When you picture escaping the clouds of Tasmania to experience the southern lights, planes quite often are involved… As we started to leave view of Tasmania, the lights began to envelope our craft. For hours, they danced in vibrant greens towering into the heavens, with occasional moments of intense pinks.

Space Weather Conditions

  • Location: Antarctic Circle
  • Geomagnetic Scale: G1
  • Bz (IMF): -2.71nT
  • Bt (Total IMF): 4.24nT
  • Solar Wind Speed: 512km/s
  • Density: 6.11p/cm³
  • Auroral Type: rayed arc
In Conference With the Ancients