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Photographers from across the country had a field day capturing the Aurora.
The Aurora lights put on a colourful display on Monday night, with one photographer saying it’s the best he’s seen in 20 years.
Profocus photographer Chris Watson had chased Aurora for 20 years and said last night’s spectacle was the greatest he had ever seen.
“The best of the action seemed to be about 10 to 11pm, but I went out at midnight thinking it wasn’t going to be that flash.”
Watson saw the lights from the Ivon Wilson Recreational Reserve in Invercargill.
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“I was speechless when I first saw it, the whole sky to above my head was just pulsing.”
Watson said, although the best colour could only be seen through the camera, red and green tinges were still visible to the naked eye.
“It was just incredible seeing the sky move round so much, it was incredibly fast.”
There were plenty of other photographers out with Watson at the time, and he said they were all just amazed.
The kitchen joiner by trade said his night lasted a few hours watching the scene from around midnight through to 2am Tuesday morning.
Stuff photographer Kavinda Herath also photographed the phenomenon from Awarua Bay in Invercargill.
He said the light display was visible to the naked eye.
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