If you head outside tonight – and if the weather is kind – there’s a chance you’ll be treated to a spectacle in the sky.
If you head outside on Friday tonight – and if the weather is kind – there’s a chance you’ll be treated to a vibrant aurora in the night sky.
Auroras can typically only be seen in the very far north and south of our planet. But a recent period of extreme solar activity has meant so many charged particles are striking our atmosphere that the colourful shows have been seen as far north as Sydney. As the sun moves towards solar maximum and grows more energetic, its magnetic fields become more strained. Some can twist and snag on each other.
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