The largest solar flare erupted from the Sun on Thursday (28/10). The enormity of this power is felt to Earth, one of which is the bright Aurora phenomenon.
The wave of charged particles reaches Earth just before Halloween on October 31. The class X solar flare causes a class G3 geomagnetic storm in Earth's upper atmosphere.
As a result, the Earth in the northern hemisphere can be seen clearly with the Aurora that adorns the night sky. Interestingly, as quoted from Space, Monday (1/11/2021), the Aurora phenomenon took place much lower than usual.
"Hurricane G3 has the potential to push the Aurora further away from its normal polar habitat and if other factors come together, the Aurora may be seen far in the Northeast, up the Midwest, and over Washington state," the US Space Weather Prediction Center said. .
The occurrence of the most powerful solar flare and creates a rare moment on Earth, of course, cannot be taken for granted, especially for photographers.
"Tonight was a dream come true," said John Weatherby, an Icelandic photographer and posted his shots on Twitter.
Tonight was an actual dream. KP7 aurora for our workshop groups first night. So grateful they got to see this incredible show 🙏 pic.twitter.com/2dyLWC7GNh
— Weatherby.Eth (@whereisweatherb) October 31, 2021
Aurora or polar light occurs when there is an interaction between the magnetic field and charged particles emitted by the sun.
When that happens, there is a green light as if dancing in the night sky, especially in the ionosphere layer. The moment is certainly very interesting to enjoy, especially for nature lovers.
WHAT A NIGHT #NorthernLights #SwedishLapland #Polarlichter pic.twitter.com/x5xOpOvTgj
— Thomas (@Klein_Tho) October 31, 2021
Aurora borealis in my backyard pic.twitter.com/BEnfuJw9am
— Psych (@PhinerianKlipsy) October 31, 2021
KP2 Aurora sampler...somewhere over the Labrador Sea! #aurora pic.twitter.com/NKmXyEkj1F
— Michael Charnick (@charnick_wx) October 30, 2021