What it is like to shoot the magical Aurora Australis

The Aurora Australis dazzled the night sky last night and served up a visual treat for photographers in Victoria.

Melchor Raval was all alone as he watched the aurora dance for two hours in Tooradin.

The finished product was a stunning timelapse video.

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"I saw faint outlines of the aurora amongst the clouds and the milky way star trail," he said.

Melbourne resident Thurein Kyaw was shooting street photography in the city when he received an alert about a possible incoming Aurora.

He immediately dropped everything and drove to Phillip Island to try his luck.

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The long trip in the car paid off, with a stunning scene for the photographer.

"The Lady Aurora Australis graced us with her dance across the stars. The first real show of 2022," he said.

"I have captured Auroras before but this is the best one I have ever taken; even the clouds played nice, they usually ruin a good Aurora but they add a little something here and framed the shot.

"The beams were so intense that they were actually visible to the naked eye."

Darren Fulton said he "stoked" when he shot this Aurora Australis scene from Lardner Victoria.

"As a huge Magnetic cloud sailed on the winds of the Solar God. Managed to time the shot with peak activity," he said.

Roger Bowker also has captured a timelapse of an aurora dazzling the night sky at Flinders Blowhole in Flinders, Victoria.

"Aurora in Australia, particularly from the mainland, are difficult to see with the naked eye," he said.

"When they are really bright with beams and arcs we see these as brighter white light as our eyes are not equipped to pick up the colour at these latitudes that camera sensors can collect.

"Last night's aurora was one where until you took that first photograph it was difficult to know if there was actually anything there.

"After my eyes adjusted to the conditions and at the peak of the display the sky was noticeably brighter to the south, with the low clouds appearing as dark patches against the much lighter sky.

"You have to rely on the camera to tell you what is happening."