Auroras usually occur at the poles, as the name suggests. However, they can also be admired in Germany during stronger solar storms.
Berlin – It is a fascinating phenomenon that has nothing to do with the weather, but still takes place in the sky. The northern lights – also known as the aurora borealis – are formed when charged particles from the sun collide with the earth’s atmosphere.
When they arrive on earth, they come into contact with the earth’s magnetic field and emit light. Since the earth’s magnetic fields converge at the poles, the light shows can usually only be seen there. Unless eruptions on the sun hurl many particles towards earth in the form of a so-called solar storm. Then the eerily dancing lights in the sky can also be seen further south.
In the meantime, solar storms could also make the northern lights visible over Germany
Earth was hit by two milder solar storms on Monday (March 14) and Tuesday (March 15). In principle, such solar storms do not pose a threat to technology, even if the short warning period for severe storms can have far-reaching consequences. However, the solar storms were strong enough to produce polar lights that could be seen far beyond the Arctic Circle, writes the US science magazine, among others Live Science.
The report states that the aurora could be seen even as far as the latitude where New York is located. Germany lies at a latitude that is further north and therefore closer to the Arctic Circle than New York. The apparitions also appeared over Germany. In a report by image It is said that on the night of Tuesday, northern lights could be observed in Brandenburg as well as in Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony.
A Twitter user posted a photo of the phenomenon on his profile. According to the user, the picture was taken at Schilling on the North Sea.
Aurora borealis: polar lights over Germany and Great Britain
The phenomenon could also be seen in Great Britain on Monday night. According to a report by the British news site ChronicleLive The UK’s Met Office, the national meteorological service, reported that the phenomenon would also be visible on Tuesday night – albeit with decreasing strength and at more northerly latitudes.
It is difficult to predict when the northern lights will be visible again in Germany. Whether they would be visible at all on Wednesday night – if they continue – is questionable because of the Sahara dust that is moving over Germany and forming reddish clouds. It definitely doesn’t hurt to look at the night sky from a place where there is little lighting. (mda)
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