Dr Laura Driessen
@astrolaura.com
Radio astronomer and science communicator at the University of Sydney. Die hard Melbourne demons fan. Opinions are my own. www.astrolaura.com
If you didn't get to see the aurora, there are loads of stunning pics of it on here to enjoy! I got a faint pink glow in a 4 second phone camera exposure, nothing by eye 🤷♀️
November 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
If you didn't get to see the aurora, there are loads of stunning pics of it on here to enjoy! I got a faint pink glow in a 4 second phone camera exposure, nothing by eye 🤷♀️
Aurora are notoriously difficult to predict, but I'm crossing my fingers and toes that it'll be visible tonight from Sydney and Perth as well as the southern parts of Australia. With how strong these flares are, there's a chance!
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Aurora are notoriously difficult to predict, but I'm crossing my fingers and toes that it'll be visible tonight from Sydney and Perth as well as the southern parts of Australia. With how strong these flares are, there's a chance!
Lots of gorgeous pics of the aurora from the US already, hopefully we'll be just as in Australia and NZ lucky tonight!
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Lots of gorgeous pics of the aurora from the US already, hopefully we'll be just as in Australia and NZ lucky tonight!
Glad you enjoyed the article! It is frustrating to see headlines like that when the science is already cool
November 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Glad you enjoyed the article! It is frustrating to see headlines like that when the science is already cool
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
My eyes are much lower res than the pic so looks good to me! 🤓🌚
September 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My eyes are much lower res than the pic so looks good to me! 🤓🌚
That does make it tough! If it's any consolation, it is 3:15am here!
September 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
That does make it tough! If it's any consolation, it is 3:15am here!
I'm up in Sydney and it thankfully cleared up, hopefully you have a nice view too!
September 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I'm up in Sydney and it thankfully cleared up, hopefully you have a nice view too!
The BoM isn't looking too bad, fingers crossed! 🤞
September 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The BoM isn't looking too bad, fingers crossed! 🤞
Especially since totality lasts so long! And so do the clouds 😑
September 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Especially since totality lasts so long! And so do the clouds 😑
Omg I knooooowwww 🥲 I'm hoping to see the partial into totality, so might be OK to see that 🤞🤞🤞
September 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Omg I knooooowwww 🥲 I'm hoping to see the partial into totality, so might be OK to see that 🤞🤞🤞
Ooh i forgot about Saturn, great info Rami!
September 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Ooh i forgot about Saturn, great info Rami!
And then the next one after that for any place in the world is the 31st of December 2028! So If you don't get up for this one and then it's cloudy for the March one, then you have to wait more than two years for the next one! So I'll be crossing my fingers that it's clear in Sydney on Monday 🤞
September 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
And then the next one after that for any place in the world is the 31st of December 2028! So If you don't get up for this one and then it's cloudy for the March one, then you have to wait more than two years for the next one! So I'll be crossing my fingers that it's clear in Sydney on Monday 🤞
The question I always get asked about these things is whether I'll be getting up to see it. I'm a terrible astronomer and I haven't seen a total lunar eclipse before, so I will be. The next lunar eclipse visible from Australia will be in March 2026, but it won't be as good for as much of Australia
September 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The question I always get asked about these things is whether I'll be getting up to see it. I'm a terrible astronomer and I haven't seen a total lunar eclipse before, so I will be. The next lunar eclipse visible from Australia will be in March 2026, but it won't be as good for as much of Australia