When wild weather made travel unsafe, the team at Mawson station in Antartica were forced to stay indoors for the better part of a week. Their troubles weren’t for nothing, as when the weather cleared, the horizon erupted into a brilliant aurora australis. Despite the –30C temperature, the team managed to capture some incredible footage of the display
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