From May 10, the strongest solar storm in 20 years began to attack Earth. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the storm could last through the weekend, posing risks to navigation systems, power grids and satellite navigation, among other services.
Contrary to the effects on electronic devices, solar storms bring auroras – beautiful light images to people in many high-latitude regions in the Northern Hemisphere.
During the storm and afterward, spectacular phenomena appeared in many places, including England, Canada, America…
On May 10, a witness recorded a time-lapse video of the aurora phenomenon in Palencia, Spain after the strongest solar storm in 20 years.
The aurora borealis is an amazing natural phenomenon that is best seen in places near the Earth’s polar regions. This phenomenon occurs due to the collision of particles in the solar wind and gases in the atmosphere.
When the aurora occurs, light bands appear in the sky that continuously move and change, looking like colored silk strips overhead.
The aurora borealis that occurs in the Northern Hemisphere is called the aurora borealis, or northern lights, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is called the southern lights.