An aurora is a fascinating natural phenomenon that instantly attracts people's attention. Read on to find out what causes auroras to appear and why the fact... 06.11.2023, Sputnik Africa
The Sun sends us not only heat and light, but also a lot of other energy and small particles. The energy is released when suspended particles separated from the Sun — the solar wind — collide with particles of the Earth's atmosphere. That's when we see a colorful glowing halo — an aurora.It can be of different colors, depending on the altitude and the kind of atoms involved. Auroras usually appear only in the lower polar regions. Recently, there was a powerful flare on the sun, the particles of which were enough to disrupt the Earth's magnetic field - so much so that the aurora even reached the southern latitudes. As a result, the aurora borealis was visible in almost the entire country, and even in the south of the country, which is a particularly rare occurrence.Admire the northern lights in the Sputnik gallery below.
An aurora is a fascinating natural phenomenon that instantly attracts people's attention. Read on to find out what causes auroras to appear and why the fact that the residents of Russia could observe them all over the country recently is so unusual.
The Sun sends us not only heat and light, but also a lot of other energy and small particles. The energy is released when suspended particles separated from the Sun — the solar wind — collide with particles of the Earth's atmosphere. That's when we see a colorful glowing halo — an aurora.
It can be of different colors, depending on the altitude and the kind of atoms involved. Auroras usually appear only in the lower polar regions.
Recently, there was a powerful flare on the sun, the particles of which were enough to disrupt the Earth's magnetic field - so much so that the aurora even reached the southern latitudes. As a result, the aurora borealis was visible in almost the entire country, and even in the south of the country, which is a particularly rare occurrence.
Admire the northern lights in the Sputnik gallery below.
