A solar storm turned the skies a brilliant shade of green over Scandinavia Sunday night, just in time for St. Patricks' Day week. FOX13
The solar flare hit Earth early Sunday morning and triggered a geomagnetic storm about four hours later, according to NOAA. The storm lasted into the night in Europe, allowing the incredible aurora display.11-year solar cycle.
The sun reached its solar minimum in 2019, but sunspot activity is ramping up ahead of the cycle's expected peak sometime in 2024 or 2025. Sunspots are capable of triggering solar flares and as they become more common, more frequent geomagnetic storms will follow suit. And Finland remains one of the better places to spot them on the planet. According to the Finnish tourism website Visit Finland, the aurora borealis is visible roughly 200 nights a year from the region.
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