Blackman’s Bay
Huon Valley
Mt Wellington
Mt Nelson
South Arm
https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=-43.028439%2C147.482647&hl=en&ll=-43.027726%2C147.483494&spn=0.015906%2C0.033023&num=1&t=h&z=16&iwloc=near
From Nick Monk
Ok – here is a list of places in the south that I know are good spots for seeing Auroras:
South Arm (join the crowd)
Howden
Franklin
Cygnet area around the bays and estuary
South Bruny Island (Cloudy Bay)
Tasman Peninsula (wherever you can see south
Dover area
Southport
Cockle Creek
Mt Wellington if you’re willing to risk the weather and localised cloud/mist
Carlton
Primrose Sands
Basically Google Maps are your friend. Go somewhere that you know is away from lights and generally faces south. Uninterrupted views over water are not necessary, but in the event of a weak Aurora you may be better off with such a view. All in all if it is very cloudy you may not see much at all.
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From Ian Stewart on Facebook:
Bz is not lying. The more negative the Bz, the further overhead the Aurora will be. The more positive the Bz, the closer it will be to the Horizon. The Aurora is caused by a large volume of high speed charged particles hitting the atmospehere, ie a Solar Storm. It’s the magnetic field that determines WHERE in the earth’s atmosphere the particles will hit, but it is NOT necessarily related to how spectacular the Aurora may be. This is determined by the extent of material ejected in the CME, and the speed at which it hits out atmosphere. Tonight was clear evidience it can be positive and still visible.