Friday, September 12, 2014

Aurora only in the north to see vague – AD.nl

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13-9-14 – 00:33 Source: Reuters

People in the north of the country late Friday patches of the northern view. The aurora was very vague and was barely above the horizon. People shared among more pictures of light from Terschelling and Sneek.



So twittered meteorologist Gerrit Hiemstra just after midnight that he could see the northern lights. from Texel Also at the Dam would have been the aurora. Seen ‘Because a camera more sensitive to light, the aurora on photos are often more visible than with the naked eye, “says Weather Plaza.

The Department expects that the light in the mid night to see better brighter, but the light of the moon and the spray can on the ground, throw a spanner in the works. People in rural areas are more likely than urban dwellers anyway.

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Volkssterrenwacht Orion in the North Holland Bovenkarspel about 250 people had gathered at the sky watch. In vain, for the northern lights did not go far enough.

Yet the observatory satisfied. “We had a lovely evening. It brought a lot of people on the job. There were lots of families and people who know nothing about this. Our guests came not only from the neighborhood, but also, for example from Alkmaar and Amsterdam, “said a spokeswoman.

That the northern lights can be seen, is because Tuesday and Wednesday have been called solar flares solar flares. This leads to a cloud of charged particles electro-magnetically towards the earth. When these particles from entering the atmosphere, it creates auroras.



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