Was an 8-hour plane flight worth seeing this? More than 100 people thought so

In this handout image provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Southern Lights or Aurora Australis and the port side wing of NASA space shuttle Atlantis can be seen from the International Space Station July 14, 2011. 

By Kimberly Miller, Palm Beach Post

More than 100 people spent eight hours aboard a plane to witness something very few will ever see – the Aurora Australis.

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The Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights, is the counterpart to the Northern Lights, but less often viewed because there isn’t much dry ground to perch on for a peek.

But, the Associated Press, reports a charter plane from New Zealand flew close enough to the Antarctic Circle on March 23 to give everyone a shot at the phenomenal light show.

Charter passenger Nick Wong, told the AP that he signed up for the flight after seeing the idea on social media.

“I didn’t think we would actually see such a spectacular display, even by the naked eye,” Wong told AP. “It was really great to be a part of an adventure with like-minded people who were equally or more excited at viewing this phenomena as I was.”