The Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) shining in purple and green hues behind the snow-capped peaks of Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National park, Tasmania © Pierre Destribats

Aurora Australis, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania © Pierre Destribats

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