Britons were amazed by the unusual and spectacular sight of the Northern Lights on Friday evening, the result of a brewing violent solar storm expected to continue over the coming days.
The Northern Lights – also known as the Northern Lights – don’t usually reach this far south. They are most often observed at higher latitudes, closer to the North Pole. People in other European countries, including Denmark and Germany, also reported seeing the lights.
Spectators were amazed by this spectacle, their publications surprised, delighted and sometimes shocked on social networks. Ace a user wrote: “Aurora Borealis? This time of year? This time of day? In this part of the country? Located entirely above Edinburgh?
Another viewer posted“But it’s really beautiful.”
The Northern Lights have also been making an appearance in North America, with some people reporting sightings in Maine on Friday evening. They occur when the sun expels material from its surface.
The current solar storm is caused by a group of sunspots, dark, cold regions on the surface of the sun. The cluster burns and ejects material every six to 12 hours.
Earlier Friday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center issued a rare warning about the solar blast because it could disrupt communications and even power grids.
