France treated to rare Northern Lights show
The spectacular Northern Lights are normally only visible in Scandinavia or Canada, but thanks to a solar storm they lit up the night skies in parts of France on Wednesday morning. Here's a selection of images.
To see the famous Aurora borealis, you would normally have to shell out for a trip to northern Scandinavia, Canada or Alaska.
But on Tuesday night the spectacular light show was visible across France from the Midi Pyrenees in the south west, from the Vendée in the west to the Vosges mountains in the east.
To prove it numerous images were posted on social media on Wednesday morning.
The Northern Lights become visible when charged particles spat out by the sun collide with Earth's magnetic field. But thanks to increased solar activity and clear skies, the celestial light show could be seen over a far wider area of Europe.
The last time the light show were visible from France was in 2004.
Here are some of the best images below:
Exceptionnelles, #aurores boréales observées partout en France @meteofrance @fanny_agostini : http://t.co/3QOE4q3yK7 pic.twitter.com/vDbaSSWArd
— Asso Infoclimat (@infoclimat) March 18, 2015
The image below was taken in the Vosges mountains of eastern France.
Une aurore boreale observée cette nuit dans les #Vosges ! #exceptionnel (photo Lucas Adler @VanStrag) pic.twitter.com/vFy4MugVIW
— Olivier Cattiaux (@oliviercattiaux) March 18, 2015
And this spectacular photo was also taken in Alsace, eastern France.
ooohhhh une aurore boréale hier en Alsace ! pic.twitter.com/NmyMbRvIWe
— Manu B (@ManuLeMagicien) March 18, 2015
This photo of the red night sky was taken in the Pas de Calais region of Northern France.
Une #AuroreBoreale dans le #PasdeCalais c'était hier soir au #CapBlancNez #62 pic.twitter.com/zGSuZmuEDp
— Arnaud SANCHEZ (@arnaud_sanchez) March 18, 2015
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To see the famous Aurora borealis, you would normally have to shell out for a trip to northern Scandinavia, Canada or Alaska.
But on Tuesday night the spectacular light show was visible across France from the Midi Pyrenees in the south west, from the Vendée in the west to the Vosges mountains in the east.
To prove it numerous images were posted on social media on Wednesday morning.
The Northern Lights become visible when charged particles spat out by the sun collide with Earth's magnetic field. But thanks to increased solar activity and clear skies, the celestial light show could be seen over a far wider area of Europe.
The last time the light show were visible from France was in 2004.
Here are some of the best images below:
Exceptionnelles, #aurores boréales observées partout en France @meteofrance @fanny_agostini : http://t.co/3QOE4q3yK7 pic.twitter.com/vDbaSSWArd
— Asso Infoclimat (@infoclimat) March 18, 2015
The image below was taken in the Vosges mountains of eastern France.
Une aurore boreale observée cette nuit dans les #Vosges ! #exceptionnel (photo Lucas Adler @VanStrag) pic.twitter.com/vFy4MugVIW
— Olivier Cattiaux (@oliviercattiaux) March 18, 2015
And this spectacular photo was also taken in Alsace, eastern France.
ooohhhh une aurore boréale hier en Alsace ! pic.twitter.com/NmyMbRvIWe
— Manu B (@ManuLeMagicien) March 18, 2015
This photo of the red night sky was taken in the Pas de Calais region of Northern France.
Une #AuroreBoreale dans le #PasdeCalais c'était hier soir au #CapBlancNez #62 pic.twitter.com/zGSuZmuEDp
— Arnaud SANCHEZ (@arnaud_sanchez) March 18, 2015
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