The Southern Lights Are Just as Magical as the Northern Lights—and Now's the Best Time to Catch Them

The Southern Lights Are Just as Magical as the Northern Lights—and Now's the Best Time to Catch Them

It is peak season for the southern lights.nazar_ab/Getty Images Southern lights over Lake Te Anau in Fiordland, New Zealand.While the northern lights often steal the spotlight, their southern counterpart—aurora australis—offers an equally dazzling display of its own. It paints the sky green, violet, red, but catching a glimpse requires both good luck and latitude. Like the northern lights, the southern lights are born from solar particles collid…