“We are entering into a cycle of intense solar activity…” Northern lights: could they soon be observed again in France?
They lit up the sky of Gers in early May 2024. Have these billions of lights that give the impression that dawn is floating like a curtain have returned?
The northern lights phenomenon could appear again in France in the coming days after the May 10 event. “The active area that caused the aurora on May 10 will return soon and is clearly still very active!!!” Announced on the social network
The spot that produced the aurora still exists and remains active on the surface of the Sun. It is monitored by astronomers. We'll see if she has a great offer in our store! https://t.co/iZtZeIxTXe
— Eric Lagadic\u2728\ud83c\udf0d (@Eric Lagadic) May 29, 2024
Auroras form when there is a collision between charged particles (electrons and protons) thrown into space by the Sun – the so-called solar wind – and gases in the Earth's upper atmosphere. “These collisions generate small bursts of light that fill the sky with a veil of color,” he explains. Canadian Space Agency. “Billions of flares appear in succession, making the aurora appear to float like a curtain in a current of air.”
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According to Alexei Glover, space weather coordinator at the European Space Agency (ESA), who spoke to AFP in mid-May, solar activity “is not over yet,” but it will not necessarily generate another northern lights. The latter simply confirms that we have entered into a cycle of intense solar activity that returns every 11 years.
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