Taichi Nakamura’s photograph of aurora australis. Photo: Taichi Nakamura. : Southern lights seen on subantarctic flight

The moon is visible with an aurora at 60deg south of the equator. Photo: Ian Griffin. : Southern lights seen on subantarctic flight

Frith Walker celebrates her birthday, quietly, with Air New Zealand crew (from left) Donna Williams, Captain Simon Pearson and Sophie Butt. : Southern lights seen on subantarctic flight

Brad Phipps, of Natural History New Zealand, with his high-tech camera gear showing the aurora australis. Photos: John Lewis. : Southern lights seen on subantarctic flight

Rene Burton, of Auckland, with his 1920s Graflex Press Camera, which he used to photograph the aurora australis. : Southern lights seen on subantarctic flight

Harriet (14, left) and Elliot (18, right) Cottle, of Dunedin, on board flight NZ1980, bound for the aurora australis. : Southern lights seen on subantarctic flight

Adriaan Prinsloo and Rosalyn Charlton, of South Africa. : Southern lights seen on subantarctic flight