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The Northern Lights in the Netherlands (Picture: Twitter/@MariskaVegter)
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The Northern Lights in the Netherlands (Picture: Twitter/@MariskaVegter)
Wednesday, 18 March 2015 - 10:07
Northern Lights spotted across Netherlands
The Northern Lights could be spotted in the Netherlands last night. Many people, especially from the northern parts of the Netherlands, posted pictures and tweets of the red and green colored sky on Twitter last night.
The Northern Lights is a somewhat rare occurrence in the Netherlands, but a prolonged eruption of the sun (geomagnetic storm) made it possible last night. Large volumes of charged particles are hurled into the universe during such a storm. These particles are deflected by the magnetic field of the earth, which ultimately causes the colorful auroras.
Gisteren al gestuurd, maar zag niet dat mijn zoon daar op de grond ligt te genieten! Jaloers, Noorderlicht Lofoten. pic.twitter.com/mnykZ0QCFI
— MeteomanTB (@MeteomanTB) March 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/fulltimemam/status/578104471458164736 https://twitter.com/Douwevdleij/status/577944197862436864#poollicht #noorderlicht in Twente @NOS @RTLnieuws @tubantia @marcopverhoef @helgavanleur pic.twitter.com/5uv7xaTVZc
— M. Huis in 't Veld (@mhitv) March 18, 2015
Wow. #Noorderlicht boven Groningen en Zwolle. (Foto's via @RTVNoord en @HansvanEijsden.) pic.twitter.com/yHJvocGrnQ
— Nick Muller (@_NickMuller_) March 17, 2015