These photos below have been provided by Peter Skilton:

			A rare and beautiful sight from mainland Australia is the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights. Not as well documented as it's northern counterpart, the Aurora Borealis, this amazing display nevertheless caused quite a stir in 2001. This image, taken at the Briars, clearly shows the rays of pink that follow the Earths magnetic lines, with the greenish glow illuminating the sky beyond the clouds.	This montage of images shows the path Venus took across the Sun, from no effect to well within the solar disc. To give you an idea of time, first contact (second shot from left) to second contact (fourth from right) was approx. 18 minutes.
Eastern Australia saw the initial stages of the transit only; at sunset Venus was almost halfway across the sun. Just before it went down, cloud rolled in and actually enhanced this image of an oblate sun with Venus still showing as a black dot.

Peter is a fine knowledgeable gentlemen, who provides many hours service to the community in various ways, and one of those being a senior member of the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society. In addition to his resume, Peter also does very well at astrophotography. Hope you enjoy a sample of his pictures

Peter above presenting the wonders of the sky to a community school group.