Dazzling aurora displays have been spotted around the world.
at speeds of up to 45 million mph and our planet's magnetic field funnels the particles toward the poles. The supercharging of molecules in Earth's atmosphere triggers the colorful spectacles, which usually remain limited to areas at high latitudes for the aurora borealis and low latitudes for the aurora australis .
This time, skywatchers around the world were treated to dazzling aurora borealis displays that reached as far south as Colorado and New Mexico. In Europe, auroras were spotted as far south as France and Germany. At the other end of the scale, the aurora australis was spotted as far North as New South Wales' central west, Australia. ) not only captured the aurora above Apple River, Illinois, U.S.
"I was running a timelapse on my camera at the time to capture the dancing aurora," Moeller told Space.com in an email."Suddenly a bright white/blue meteor streaked from the east to the west through the light pillars for about 4-5 seconds before burning up and leaving a big smoke trail. It was incredible!"
Moeller's luck continued throughout the night, as the photographer managed to snap yet another Lyrid meteor streaking across the aurora-soaked sky.
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