INTERNATIONAL: Seeing the Aurora Borealis is on a lot of people’s bucket list and millions of people across the upper Northern Hemisphere were lucky enough to see them on Tuesday night. The night lights were brought on by a massive solar storm.
The most vivid strands of light danced across the night sky over the Canadian province of Alberta. Strands of the Earth’s magnetic field were lit up due to the impact of what’s known as a coronal mass ejection – a huge pulse of energy from the sun, otherwise known as a solar storm. Elsewhere across Alberta, purple swirls of light could also be seen. Some footage, broadcast by EAC News, was shot near Cooking Lake. The person who filmed it described the spectacle as "awe-inspiring".
The lights were also enjoyed in other parts of the upper northern hemisphere, including the US state of North Dakota, as well as parts of the UK. According to NASA, this week’s Aurora Borealis was ignited by a particularly large solar eruption, which is why it was able to be seen in so many places.
PHOTO: NORTHERN LIGHTS IN THE SKIES OVER GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES
