The night before Saturday, a glow of the northern lights was visible in southern Finland. It was a very rare situation.
The night before Saturday, the sky of southern Finland was magnificently tinged with the aurora borealis.
Strong solar flares caused aurora borealis, which can be seen all over Finland over the weekend, although the bright nights could hinder bonsai.
According to the warning issued in North America, it was the strongest solar flare in twenty years, Foreca meteorologist Joanna Rinne tells.
– In other words, strong aurora borealis known. Historical strength situation.
Following the space weather of the Finnish Meteorological Institute on the X account it was reported that such northern lights have not been seen in Finland for more than 20 years.
According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the kp index, a key figure describing the intensity of changes in the magnetic field, reached its maximum value of 9 last night, which had happened the previous time in October 2003.
The billionaire had also noticed the rare phenomenon Elon Muskwho looked at it from the perspective of his SpaceX space company.
Musk’s company currently has more than 6,000 small Starlink satellites in Earth orbit. Their purpose is to provide fast network connections all over the world.
– The Starlink satellites are under a lot of pressure, but at the moment they are working, Musk wrote.
Splendor of colors
Especially in Helsinki and elsewhere in the capital region, the northern lights were clearly visible.
Northern Lights in Hernesaari. Reader’s photo
In Puotila, Helsinki, the northern lights were visible in pink and green. Reader’s photo
Northern lights in Espoo at midnight. Reader’s photo
In Helsinki’s Pukinmäki, only a green color curtain was visible. Reader’s photo
Also in other parts of southern Finland, handsome blazes could be seen in the sky.
Despite the light pollution, the northern lights were clearly visible in Tampere. Reader’s photo
Northern Lights in Humppila. Reader’s photo
If the northern lights were not seen on the night between Friday and Saturday, a new chance to see them will come the following night. According to the weather forecast, the coming night will be clear in a large part of the country, so the cloud cover will not obstruct visibility in many places.
The northern lights appear as bright curtains of light in the night sky, varying in color from green to pink to red. The phenomenon is caused by charged particles brought by the solar wind hitting the gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. The colors are created from different gases: oxygen gives the northern lights green and red colors, nitrogen bluish.
News updated at 8:54 a.m.: Added information about the observed maximum value of the kp index.
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