Last night I ventured to Gee Cross, Hyde in Cheshire to see if the northern lights were visible. The camera records more than the naked eye but I could still see some colour up in the sky….. a few pictures below.
The northern lights, or the aurora borealis, are beautiful dancing ribbons of light that have captivated people for millennia. But for all its beauty, this spectacular light show is a rather violent event. The northern lights are created when energized particles from the sun slam into Earth’s upper atmosphere at speeds of up to 45 million mph (72 million kph), but our planet’s magnetic field protects us from the onslaught.