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f4fotografy OP t1_j213fb4 wrote

Reply to comment by bcole96024 in Aurora Australis over Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia [OC] [3939x5908] by f4fotografy

It is much more commonly seen in the northern hemisphere, partly because there is more land close to the north pole than the south pole, partly because it's also more densely populated in the north than the south, but also because the magnetic orientation favours the north.

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lxmonstv t1_j21ry89 wrote

>but also because the magnetic orientation favours the north

source? as far as im aware theres no difference between the northern and southern lights, just that more people live in the arctic circle than in the antarctic circle

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f4fotografy OP t1_j21us21 wrote

Honestly I have no idea, I get alerts and updates from a local guy and he posts when the space weather is looking good. He's always talking about things like "need the field strength to shift our way", "this will probably be good for the northern hemisphere but we won't see it" or "the Bz is too far north" or something. I did my undergrad in astrophysics and I still don't understand aurora, when Darren says it's on, I go 🤣

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