9:16 DunedinNZ, Aurora Australis Timelapse.MOV

This vertical time-lapse video captures a stunning display of the aurora dancing over a brightly lit city at night.

The bottom portion of the frame shows a sprawling urban area nestled along a coastline, its streets and buildings glowing with warm, golden lights. Above the city, a vibrant band of emerald green aurora stretches across the horizon, with faint pillars of purple and blue light reaching higher into the sky.

The rest of the sky is deep blue-black and filled with countless stars, including a prominent cluster in the upper left. As the time-lapse progresses, the aurora's light pulses and shifts, and the stars slowly drift across the sky, creating a sense of majestic celestial movement over the quiet city below.