The forecaster says a geomagnetic storm will give an enhanced chance of aurora activity on Wednesday
According to the forecaster, "a geomagnetic storm will give an enhanced chance of aurora activity" on April 17.
"During a weak aurora, the colours are very faint and spread out whereas an intense aurora features greater numbers of and brighter colours which can be seen higher in the sky with a distinct arc. It adds: "The northern lights occur as a consequence of solar activity and result from collisions of charged particles in the solar wind colliding with molecules in the Earth's upper atmosphere."
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