Zoe Martin, Aurora Australis over the Jamison Valley (LANDSCAPE 2026)

Taken at midnight in Katoomba, the Milky Way rises above the Jamison Valley as the Aurora Australis glows on the southern horizon. The landscape below stays still while the sky shifts, capturing a rare meeting of astronomical and atmospheric light over the Blue Mountains.

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