The Aurora Australis, or southern lights, are one of nature’s most spectacular light shows. And just recently, locals stuck at home due to nationwide coronavirus quarantine restrictions in Hobart were treated to an incredible display of the rare phenomenon.

Word of the spectacle is just another bit of good news in a week that seems to be improving by the hour.

The light show bathed Hobart’s evening skies in a green glow on April 20th and 21st, according to Tourism Australia.

Local Hobart photographer, Tim Grimsey, who often manages to capture the Aurora Australis said, “As we are still in stay home mode in Tasmania, I was lucky enough to be able to shoot the Aurora Australis from my front yard.”

“It was so bright and wide that the arc could be seen dancing above kunanyi / Mt Wellington. I honestly never thought that I would see the Aurora Australis so well from my home. It was such a delight and something I am sure I will never forget.”

The photographer generously uploaded a time-lapse video of the awe-inspiring light show to his Facebook page, so other Aussies stuck in quarantine could enjoy it too.

The southern lights illuminate night skies with shades of green, purple, blue and red, and are generally seen in the skies above Tasmania.

Unlike the Aurora Borealis, the Aurora Australis are not as subject to extreme seasonal light changes, making them more visible year-round. Although they are more commonly seen in the winter months, from May to August, and around the spring equinox in September.

And for those of you who can’t get enough eye-popping natural phenomena, there’s also a livestream of the northern lights aka Aurora Borealis, direct from a webcam in Canada.

Check out the stream of the southern lights, as seen from Hobart, Tasmania in 2020 right here on the photographer’s facebook page.