AURORA AUSTRALIS PHOTOGRAPHED.—The rare feat of photographing this spectacular phenomenon was achieved by Mr M. Geddes with a special camera loaned by a Russian observatory. The display has all the appearance of a great fire, and here it is depicted over Invercargill on April 23. Mr Geddes is an authority on astronomy, and he was a member of the expedition last year to observe the eclipse of the sun at Canton Island. This photograph was sent in the form of seasonal greetings to a member of the Otago branch of the Astronomical Society.
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Evening Star, Issue 23143, 17 December 1938, Page 2
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93AURORA AUSTRALIS PHOTOGRAPHED.—The rare feat of photographing this spectacular phenomenon was achieved by Mr M. Geddes with a special camera loaned by a Russian observatory. The display has all the appearance of a great fire, and here it is depicted over Invercargill on April 23. Mr Geddes is an authority on astronomy, and he was a member of the expedition last year to observe the eclipse of the sun at Canton Island. This photograph was sent in the form of seasonal greetings to a member of the Otago branch of the Astronomical Society. Evening Star, Issue 23143, 17 December 1938, Page 2
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