The most stunning natural phenomenon we may see in Scandinavia or the Nordic nations is the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis. It manifests as a sea of greenish-blue rays dancing to various beats in a clear night sky.
What causes auroral or polar lights?
A stunning display of natural lights, known as the Northern or Southern Lights, may be seen in the polar regions. According to science, the interaction between the Earth's magnetic fields and the solar winds is known as the aurora. These organic red or green lights are created when gases emitted by the sun interact with the atmosphere of the Earth. The collision of various gases results in the diverse colors of auroras. For instance, the sun emits oxygen molecules that result in green light, whereas high-altitude oxygen atoms that result in red auroras create green light.
Places at relatively high elevations and nations that are closer to the Earth's magnetic poles frequently experience the northern lights. The Aurora was regularly sighted in Canada, the US, Antarctica, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia.
However, over the past week, you must have seen a lot of news articles mentioning how this unusual phenomenon is being recorded at locations where it isn't usually recorded. It was discovered last week that it was moving towards Arizona's extreme south, California's extreme south, and even South England.
The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, has documented the same phenomenon in India's Ladakh region. The events happened on April 22 and 23. It is unusual to see the aurora at lower elevations. But over the past few weeks, we have also noticed the dancing ray of light at relatively lower altitudes. The explanation offered by scientists is that the sun released a massive burst of energy that eventually interacted with the atmosphere to produce natural lighting.
In areas where it is not frequently observed, IIA says that people will view the Aurora more frequently in the next few years. The Northern Lights will soon be taken into consideration while planning Ladakh trips so that you may see this exceptional phenomenon in our nation.
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