Question for australians, do you have southern lights?

[mleichtle]

Driving home from work last night I saw these light pillars in the sky, Heres a pic I got off the internet, not mine but very close to what I saw. I'm far enough north that once and while we get some nice northern light shows. Arora borealis. Just got me wondering if the southern half of the planet has the phenomenons.

[LCHIEN]

from wikipedia

The aurora borealis is also called the northern lights since it is only visible in the North sky from the Northern Hemisphere. The aurora borealis most often occurs from September to October and from March to April. Its southern counterpart, aurora australis, has similar properties.

[RodKirby]

Not visible from Oz.

[Daibach]

Northern Lights

Since the northern lights are affected by the north magnetic pole, and since the north magnetic pole is moving toward Siberia, there may be a period of time when the light shows will be a lot rarer and less impressive.

"...During the last century the <north magnetic> Pole has moved a remarkable 1100 km. What is more, since about 1970 the NMP has accelerated and is now moving at more than 40 km per year. If the NMP maintains its present speed and direction it will reach Siberia in about 50 years. Such an extrapolation is, however, tenuous. It is quite possible that the Pole will veer from its present course, and it is also possible that the pole will slow down sometime in the next half century."

Quote from Natural Resources Canada web site http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/geomag/nmp/long_mvt_nmp_e.php