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Atmospheric phenomenon Steve spotted over south-east SA following Aurora Australis
The "extremely rare" Steve seen over Millicent. (Supplied: Kristen Hunter)
Sky-gazers in South Australia's south-east have spotted a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon called Steve.
The arc of purple and white light in the night sky was seen from the south coast to Kingston South East and east to near Bordertown last Friday.
The phenomenon was first named in 2016 after a looming hedge called Steve in the children's movie Over the Hedge, but scientists later gave it the "backronym" Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement.
Monique McGregor took a photo of Steve above her daughter Fauve in Nene Valley while looking for the Aurora Australis.
"At first, I was confused as to why I was observing an extremely strong beam in the south-west sky," she said.
"Once I realised it was the extremely rare phenomenon Steve, I turned my back on the spectacularly strong aurora geostorm in the southern sky and concentrated on Steve.
"I couldn't believe I was seeing one of the rarest phenomena to be seen in our sky; hence I wanted to take a photo of my daughter in the foreground to make a lasting memory for her.
"[It was] a very special moment for us both."