‘Greatest show on Earth’: Northern Lights bring a medley of colours far south than normal
Last night, the Aurora Borealis was at her absolute best, painting the night sky over various regions in myriad hues.
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Aurora Borealis, or as they are also known, northern lights, illuminate the sky in Haldimand County, near Caledonia, Ontario, Canada.(REUTERS)
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Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies full of pinks, purples, greens and blues farther south than normal, including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City.(REUTERS)
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“It was a pretty extensive display yet again,” said Shawn Dahl, a space weather forecaster at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center. (REUTERS)
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Chase and Waldo the donkey, animals at TEAD Therapeutic Riding Centre, eat hay as the Aurora Borealis, or as they are also known, northern lights, illuminate the sky near Hamilton.(REUTERS)
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