TEXEL It was with the naked eye almost imperceptible, but fanatics have caught a glimpse of it: the aurora!
Many people share their photos on Twitter and Facebook from the beautiful phenomenon. “With a camera more sensitive to light is the aurora on photos are often more visible than with the naked eye, ” says Weather Plaza.
Volkssterrenwacht Orion in the North Holland Bovenkarspel about 250 people came together to to look at the sky. vain, as 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, ‘says a spokeswoman.
That the northern lights can be seen, is because Tuesday and Wednesday have been eruptions on the sun called 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.
See some pictures of the aurora, taken in North Holland below.
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