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Northern Lights: the spectacle continues to light up French nights
Northern Lights: the spectacle continues to light up French nights
(franceinfo)
A very rare phenomenon in France, the Northern Lights were still visible on the night of Friday May 10 to Saturday May 11, in France. A spectacle which can be explained by a succession of solar storms.
Nature sometimes puts on a show. A swirling ballet of Northern Lights lit up the night from Friday May 10 to Saturday May 11 in France. A gift from heaven that is hard to believe, because a phenomenon of such intensity is very rare. In Montpellier, in Hérault, some stayed up late into the night to contemplate this surreal spectacle. A scene all the more beautiful as it is visible to everyone, everywhere in France.
A succession of solar storms
All over Europe, the same shades were immortalized by a multitude of cameras. A rare phenomenon usually reserved for the countries of the North Pole. The origin of this cosmic waltz is nearly 150 million kilometers from Earth, on the surface of the sun. In recent days, a succession of solar storms have occurred there, without precedent since 2003.”You have to imagine that we have some sort of space hurricanes“, explains a specialist. The show begins when these clouds come into contact with our atmosphere. It should continue on Saturday May 11 throughout France and the world.
