The Northern Lights being visible in parts of Scotland over the next couple of nights comes amid an active period on the surface of the sun. These 'solar maximums' happen every 11 years or so and make auroras more likely.
The Northern Lights being visible in parts of Scotland over the next couple of nights comes amid an active period on the surface of the sun. These"solar maximums" happen every 11 years or so and make auroras more likely.Parts of Scotland will be treated to a display of the Northern Lights tonight.
The spectacular sight comes during a period of heightened activity on the sun, whereby a coronal hole has emerged this week and hurtled superfast solar winds towards Earth. When these winds collide with our planet's charged atmosphere during what are known as solar storms, that's what produces the auroras usually reserved for regions closer to the Arctic.
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