On the night of August 12 and 13 the sky was decorated not only by the meteor shower, but also by a bright aurora.
Those who recorded it testified that the glow was visible even with the naked eye.
“This time you could really see with the naked eye. And the separated colors and the movements of the pillars of light,” 15min said Liuds Baron.
According to Vilnius University (VU) astrophysicist dr. According to Vid Dobrovolsko, the aurora was visible because the Earth was hit by a rather strong geomagnetic storm.
Ri photography photo/Aurora and the Perseid meteor shower
A few solar coronal mass ejections happened a few days ago and they hit us over the weekend. The first one hit the planet on Saturday, but it did not cause a stronger storm, but the later ones caused a geomagnetic storm, and it was because of it that residents could observe a bright aurora tonight.
It was also captured by BNS photographer Erikas Ovčarenko.
And why were the pillars of light visible when observing the aurora?
“It’s like visualizing the Earth’s magnetic field. If we spread steel filings on paper and put a magnet under the paper, the filings would line up.
VIDEO: The Perseid meteor shower also shone
Those energetic particles from the Sun, because they have a charge, they are protons, electrons, can travel along the lines of the magnetic field the easiest, this is the easiest way for them to move. In this way, those pillars and curtains are made. And the aurora helps us visually see what the Earth’s magnetic field looks like,” – 15min commented V. Dobrovolskas.
Photo of Inga Vasiliauskienė/Pašvaistė
And the Perseid meteor shower can be observed every year. This occurs when the Earth’s orbit crosses the path of an old Comet Swift and Tuttle, sending small remnants of the comet into the Earth’s atmosphere.
This time it reached its peak on August 11-12. at night, but the stream is so active that meteors were also seen on August 10-11. and 12-13 at night.
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2024-08-13 09:38:32
