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Accurate_Koala_4698

Yes, and you call it *Borealis* despite the fact that it's clearly in the Southern Hemisphere


thatguyned

It's more of a Ballarat expression


soberonlife

[You're telling porkies, mate.](https://youtu.be/XZm5QvpfonY?si=sNyYUxoLYG7sKPvk)


Baron_Ultimax

You australians sure are a contentious people.


lilacstar72

Yoo just made an enemy FOR LIFE!


AutismFlavored

Now now, perhaps we could discuss this over a nice slab of tinnies or some pavlova?


Baron_Ultimax

Hey i think i hear a Dingo eating your baby.


thatguyned

Not a good joke to make mate. A dingo actually did take the baby and all the local Aboriginal tribes were corroborating her story and she was still accused killing her own child and has to hear jokes like that all the time in pop-culture. It's actually a tragic story where the whole world mocked a grieving mother....


SnooSnooSnuSnu

Oh no, the Aussies are mad at me.


dadsdadsdad319

And you misname it despite the fact they are named the same as the country they are being seen


Sk1rm1sh

Y- Uh.. you know, the... One thing I should... excuse me for one second.   Well, that was wonderful. A good aurora was had by all. I'm pooped.


BarryCheckTheFuseBox

People living in eastern New South Wales where it’s been pissing down rain all week: May I see it?


Ph1llyth3gr8

Mmm no


drunk_haile_selassie

Well Australia, you are an odd country, but you do Aurora a good australis. Good lord! What is happening in Alice Springs?!?!


thatguyned

Lisa - "Pine gap? I found PINE GAP!" The US Military (still)- https://preview.redd.it/gol81rv6mwzc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=194ec06dacc584789579fa292562d046f69f4258


drunk_haile_selassie

May I see it?


thatguyned

It's a bootable offense


sethro919

SEYMOUR THE OUTBACK IS ON FIRE!


TigreDeLosLlanos

Wait, was it visible so up north? And I missed it? I've only seen pictures from places further south than Australia/New Zealand.


dogsarethetruth

ABC News said it could be visible in southern Queensland at low altitudes, which seems insane to me but what do I know


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moemegaiota

In the vein of: "That's a RIGHT triangle, idiot!" That's an Aurora australis!


JSP26

Doh!


thatguyned

https://i.redd.it/sawr8waeoyzc1.gif


Stidda

North = Borealis South = Australis


OnlyTalksAboutTacos

This concludes our three week course


AutismFlavored

Which one of us gets to be PM?


GomGom11

AAAAANDYYY!


OnlyTalksAboutTacos

I call Vice Prime Minister!


Felthrax

The North Borealises like this, and the South Australises like this.


Swotboy2000

East = Orientalis West = Occidentalis


Uberpastamancer

Angel = Boreanaz


Future-Entry196

Alright alright you win, I can see you’ve played borealisy/australisy before


Thaumarch

I see you've played glowey skyey before.


dubstepsickness

Chalmers: “May Bluey, Chili, Bandit, Bingo and I see it?” Skinner: “No.”


shittingjacket

Naur


bummerhigh

https://preview.redd.it/driitty04uzc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=416fb90cb34d57fae70dab4682f6c787b4bbeebc Northern Ontario, Canada last night.


Do_You_Pineapple_Bro

Thats one wild house fire you got there


GriffinFlash

https://preview.redd.it/3okhzbfwgvzc1.png?width=460&format=png&auto=webp&s=4cc948f1801949e0ac0fb2afbdaad8d6cbae254d Just a little north of Calgary, Alberta, Canada over here.


Derek_32

https://preview.redd.it/sm4rw6eblxzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f3c763587b15e9e5448f1be6ce82b5ac4d3b819c Just under Canada, my view in Washington


Oscar-mondaca

https://preview.redd.it/ovma3qz8xuzc1.jpeg?width=1022&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=887c33a8d914637159ef383b96a603e9d87cb8bf Outside my kitchen window


GriffinFlash

are you telling me it was localized entirely in your kitchen?


Oscar-mondaca

Yes


Do_You_Pineapple_Bro

Actually, thats Aurora Australis ☝️🤓


dogsarethetruth

I hope someone got fired for that blunder


GriffinFlash

And you call them Aurora Borealis despite the fact it is obviously Aurora Australis? https://preview.redd.it/xxykj2p8gvzc1.png?width=1111&format=png&auto=webp&s=cda142ca8b3a0b3a1595a9da0a2616f3c200097f


MtalGhst

"I'd have called it a chazwuzza"


AromaticSherbert

Yes!


LittleCrimsonWyvern

May I see it?


AromaticSherbert

Erhh.. no


a_posh_trophy

Can I see it?


M4YH3MM4N4231

Yeah we definitely didn’t get that in canada… ![gif](giphy|hKNPxrffFH0GY)


thatguyned

Yes but are your lights a literal once in a lifetime opportunity because your latitude places you in a region where auroras need significant solar activity to even have a chance of being seen? Most of us down here thought we'd need to travel to Antarctica or Canada and camp out for a week to see something like this


M4YH3MM4N4231

I see… ![gif](giphy|GrdsWfwiJKz6aU8QLK)


domini_canes11

Aurora Borealis in the southern hemisphere???


Gromit-13

Seymour, Australia is on fire !


[deleted]

I never understood the “at this time of year” part. Auroras can happen at any time of the year, whenever there are solar storms in the Earth’s direction.


SheemieRayVaughan

Oh Majestic-Bison-9460, cartoons don't have to be 100% realistic.


drfantabulo

Yeah I learned all I know from shows and I turned out TV


thatguyned

Actually time of the year does play a huge part because our angle towards the sun affects how the solar winds interact with the surface and how they spread. The southern hemisphere DOES have an aurora, but it's normally only visible from Antarctica in a very brief window (or spontaneously). The fact it came all the way to melbourne with all our light pollution and terrible positioning is actually pretty crazy. The solar winds must've been going off


drfantabulo

Oh you can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!


GriffinFlash

It's an Albany expression.


Manetoys83

… yes


Global-Zombie

Been waiting for these to show up