Aurora Australis lights up the night sky in Southern Tasmania

While skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are on the lookout for the aurora borealis, those living in the Southern Hemisphere were treated to a night time light show of their own -- the aurora australis.

The Southern Lights painted the sky over Tasmania in greens and purples Tuesday night thanks to charged particles from the sun interacting with molecules in earth's atmosphere.

Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere should have another chance to view the Northern Lights Wednesday night.