Purple northern lights are less common than green or red aurora and are caused by nitrogen atoms in the atmosphere being bombarded by the strong solar wind. Last year was one of the best years on ...
A solar storm which hit the Earth on New Year's Day brought the first strong display of the Northern Lights across Wales in 2025. Images of bright purple and pink coloured aurora were captured from ...
A solar storm which hit the Earth on New Year's Day brought the first strong display of the Northern Lights across Wales in 2025. Images of bright purple and pink coloured aurora were captured ...
The Northern Lights’ colourful glow is caused by a stream ... A green glow is associated with oxygen while nitrogen causes the appearance of purple, blue and pink in the sky.
The states with best chance of seeing the northern lights Friday or Saturday ... they can produce light — blue and purple from nitrogen, green and red from oxygen. If you’re hoping to get ...