The inhabitants of the Northern regions of the United States this weekend were able to observe the rare natural phenomenon — a real Northern lights. Fortunately for all those who live to the South cameras helped to capture the incredible sight.
Already in the morning in social networks began to appear photos and videos of amazing sky lights, also called Aurora Borealis. Wonderful glow in the upper atmosphere cause charged particles of the solar wind interacting with Earth’s magnetic field. Yellow, green and red colors are due to the oxygen content in the air, and the blue and purple hues meets nitrogen.
To see the unforgettable spectacle was over new York, Vermont, Michigan, new Hampshire and some parts of Canada.
According to the space weather center of the National oceanic and atmospheric administration, the Northern lights over the United States was the result of a solar flarethat caused Friday’s geomagnetic storm.
Unfortunately, on Sunday evening in some regions the weather was cloudy, which prevented to fully enjoy the natural view.
