News about Northern Lights

Aurora displays occur when charged particles collide with gases in the Earth's atmosphere around the magnetic poles. The sun is currently in the most active period of its 11-year cycle. Ms Hammond said: “We're currently at solar maximum and we're seeing more sunspots.

The sun rotates approximately once every 27 days, meaning that in 27 days time from May 10th, we could be face-to-face with that active sunspot region again, bringing us the chance of another light show on Thursday 6th June 2024.

The northern lights made a rare appearance in the California skies over the weekend, when much of the Northern Hemisphere was treated to a dazzling celestial light show. While many Northern Californians reveled in the spectacle, however, much of Southern California was left out of the fun.