A storm on the sun created spectacular colours in the night sky across the region on Friday, May 10 and into the early morning of Saturday, May 11.
Meteorologists and astronomers had predicted the phenomenon that day, and they were right.
According to the Canadian Space Agency, the aurora borealis—or northern lights are caused when charged particles from the Sun collide with Earth’s magnetic field, which is an invisible shield that redirects solar emissions away from the planet. A high level of solar geomagnetic activity reaching the earth creates the rays of green, blue, red, and even yellow that lit up the sky on Friday night.
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