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14:37 • 19.03.15

Օրերս աշխարհի տարբեր անկյուններում գիշերային երկնքում փողփողացել է պայծառ ու հիասքանչ բևեռափայլը (հյուսիսում անվանում են հյուսիսափայլ)։

 

Տեղի բնակիչները նկարահանել են այս գեղեցիկ տեսարանը, գրում է Daily Mail-ը:

 

Մի շարք երկրներում այն ավելի պարզ է երևացել, ինչպես, օրինակ, Ավստրալիայում, Գերմանիայում և Նոր Զելանդիայում:

 

Բևեռափայլը Երկրի մթնոլորտի վերին նոսր շերտերի (80-1000 կմ) լուսարձակումն է, որը դիտվում է Երկրի բևեռային շրջաններում, հազվադեպ՝ նաև միջին լայնություններում (Հայաստանում 1098-1100 թվականնեին դիտվել է չորս բևեռափայլ)։

 

Հանկարծակի մութ երկինքը ասես նետահարում են պայծառ ճառագայթները, իսկ ժամանակ առ ժամանակ օդում կախվում կարմիր ծոպերով զմրուխտե «վարագույրներ»։

 

Բևեռափայլերն Արեգակի ակտիվության հետևանք են։

 

Experts said geomagnetic storms are more disruptive now than in the past because of our greater dependence on technical systems that can be affected by electric currents. This shot was taken in Norway

Space weather experts in Colorado initially issued a warning on a solar flare last week. It was the biggest eruption of the year and peaked at 4.22pm GMT yesterday (pictured). Solar flares can damage satellites and charged particles can also threaten airlines by disturbing the Earth's magnetic field. Very large flares can even create currents within electricity grids and knock out energy supplies

The first auroras were spotted in the northern tier of the US, including Washington state, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Space Weather branch chief Brent Gordon said if the storm effects continued there is a 'very strong possibility' that the northern lights could be seen as far south as the middle United States, even Tennessee and Oklahoma

People in Alaska (Donnelly Creek pictured at 1.30AM yesterday morning) and Canada watched the display. One Canadian Twitter user said: 'I've probably jumped a dozen times out of shear excitement'

Countries such as Finland and Norway typically see the display because they are closer to the magnetic north pole. But people across Europe were treated to the spectacle. This image was taken in northeastern Estonia

Such storms have the potential to disrupt power grids but only temporarily, and no damage has been reported. It could also cause degradation of the global positioning system, so tracking maps and locators may not be as precise as normal. This particular storm was so strong, however, it caused displays to be spotted as far south as Lietzen in Maerkisch-Oderland, Germany (pictured)

The Aurora Borealis is shown above Roadhead in the north of Cumbria. The word #aurora was trending on Twitter during last night's event

They were taken in Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland

These shots were taken by photographer Maciej Winiarczyk

It was the strongest solar storm to hit Earth since 2013 and it's been nearly a decade since a level 5 'extreme' storm has hit Earth. Forecasters also figured it would come early this morning but it was so powerful it arrived sooner than predicted. Twizel, New Zealand is pictured

Residents of Allonby  are shown enjoying the dramatic explosion of colour in the skies above the Cumbrian location

This blasts of magnetic plasma arrived about 15 hours earlier, and much stronger, than expected, said Thomas Berger, director of the Space Weather Prediction Centre. The storm was expected to rank as a 1 on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's scale for geomagnetic effects but when it hit, readings suggested it was actually a 4 - or a 'severe' storm. Narva-Joesuu in Estonia is pictured

Rare, red auroras (pictured over Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland) are produced by oxygen molecules situated much higher up, at around 200 miles (321km). Photographer Tam Mullen took this shot of him paddleboarding 

The common, greenish-yellow colour is caused by colliding oxygen molecules approximately 60 miles (96km) above Earth. This image shows a stunning range of colours over Derwent water in the Lake District

Before a display, electrons and protons are hurled from the sun's atmosphere and are blown towards the Earth by the solar wind. Usually the charged particles from the sun are deflected by the Earth’s magnetic field but some enter the atmosphere and collide with gas particles. These collisions emit light. Displays appear in many colours although pale green and pink (pictured above Twizel in New Zealand) are common

Mr Pease spent the day working on commission on Pen-y-Fan in the Brecon Beacons (pictured). 'It was an incredibly clear night and the aurora was particularly strong, suggesting they were probably taking place over Scotland. Opportunities like that don't come along very often,' he said

In Wales (pictured), landscape photographer Anthony Pease, from Llandovery, Dyfed took his son Harri to see the displays. 'Harri is only four days old. He's already seen his first Aurora and he's got a solar eclipse coming up on Friday - not bad for his first week!' said Mr Pease

Aurora Borealis means ‘dawn of the north’ and Aurora Australis translates as ‘dawn of the south.’ The displays are caused when electrically charged particles from the sun enter the Earth’s atmosphere. This shot was taken above Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel, New Zealand

The Aurora is pictured at Garry Beach, Tolsta on Isle of Lewis. A severe solar storm reached the Earth on Tuesday

Heavenly: The skies above St Bridget's Church near Whitehaven, Cumbria, glowed in blues and greens

The sky glows in pinks and oranges as the aurora borealis beams out over Usk Reservoir in the Brecon Beacons, Wales

Stunning: This was the scene in Sutherland, Scotland as the dancing northern lights lit up the night sky

Jaw-dropping: There were spectacular scenes in the skies above Ullswater in Cumbria which were awash with the Aurora Borealis

Star gazers were wowed last night as the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis danced across the northern and southern hemispheres. The event was spotted in the UK (Keswick in the Lake District is shown), as far south as Germany and across Australia and New Zealand

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