These Aurora Australis photos will take your breath away!

Tasmanians and lucky Victorians have been treated to some breathtaking Christmas lights, as the Aurora Australis put on its best performance in recent times. Last night’s reappearance of these lesser-known Southern Lights are said to be “some of the best aurora viewings that we’ve had in Australia for many years”.

As the Australian Space Forecast Centre predicted last year, “we’re now emerging from a period of solar maximum that began in 2011, and historical data shows that some of the best auroras have occurred… (during) faster solar wind and intense geomagnetic activity”.

Share your thoughts on these beautiful photos below. Have you been lucky enough to marvel at the Aurora Australis?

Jeebus. “Powerful aurora australis put s on spectacular display inTasmania” https://t.co/3wMBZ1YrQd pic.twitter.com/KLPJa2o3co

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) December 21, 2015

Photographer captures amazing Aurora Australis over Victoria https://t.co/vgUbpotCpp pic.twitter.com/sLRPgwTTOq — Michael Heath (@maheath1) December 21, 2015

Weather-weary Victorians treated to stunning #AuroraAustralis overnight. Pics Suzie Ward @SkyWeatherAUS pic.twitter.com/lw6ZEDM8vK ( Amy_Green — Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) December 21, 2015

#AuroraAustralis over #Tasmania last night #beams and #colour in the night sky #discovertasmania #abcmyphoto pic.twitter.com/sfKLl3FApL

— Theresa Ockenden (@lifecatchme) December 21, 2015

Amazing photos from Tasmania as Aurora Australis bursts across the night https://t.co/piRW8G9Lxu pic.twitter.com/qoPkWngZYc

— Jonathon Larkin (@jjlarkin) December 21, 2015