Check out the timelapse of the aurora we captured on Monday night at the Observatory. For those unfamiliar, the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) and the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) are incredible natural occurrences that occur when electrically charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's atmosphere. It's like what happens inside a neon sign. The green aurora is the most common colour seen and is produced when charged particles collide with oxygen molecules at altitudes of 100 to