Russian cosmonaut Ivan Wagner, who is on the International Space Station (ISS), shared amazing footage of the aurora borealis, which became the first in 2025.
He noted that the New Year brought the inhabitants of the planet a unique sight — the aurora borealis, which on the night of January 1-2 was visible not only from Earth, but also from orbit. Wagner in his video showed how this aurora borealis "flares up" over Russia.
Such a bright and unusual aurora borealis, which could be observed by residents of even relatively low latitudes, was caused by a powerful solar flare that occurred a few days before. Such flares are accompanied by coronal mass ejections, which, reaching the Earth, provoke geomagnetic storms. Usually, auroras are limited to areas near the polar circles, but with strong disturbances in the magnetic field, their visibility zones expand significantly. This allows residents of more southern regions to witness a rare celestial phenomenon, mesmerizing with its splendor.
Earlier www1.ru reported that a powerful magnetic storm of level G3 covered the Earth.
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