Not thousands of miles away from the Kingdom of Elizabeth II, but a few kilometers between the border England I Scotland. Citizens and tourists were able to see last Wednesday night at these unusual latitudesNorthern Lights. A celestial event typical of Scandinavia was visible from Great Britain because of a magnetism Particularly intense sun.

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Miles away from the light pollution of English cities, Julie Winn, a volunteer at the Kilder Observatory in Northumberland, observed the singular celestial event in its entirety. “Absolutely unbelievable. The brightest of all I have ever seen in my life,” he said. “The colors that prevailed over the rest were pink and dark green,” the volunteer continued.

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What is Northern Lights

The interaction between Earth’s magnetic field and the solar one, especially intense last Wednesday, is at the core of the phenomenon we call the Northern Lights. The phenomenon of strong magnetism should continue over the next few weeks and therefore does not exclude that it is possible to see the Northern Lights again.

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