Wenn der Himmel zu glühen scheint:
Sami Solanki, Direktor am Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, erklärt, wie Sonneneruptionen und Polarlichter zusammenhängen und wann solche Ereignisse für Stromnetze oder GPS zum Problem werden.
New version of my time lapse of the northern lights above Göttingen on the evening of January 20, 2026 (one day after the major show). 74 individual images first reduced in size, then contrast enhanced and brightness reduced, then combined into an animation. 15-minute sequence.
I'm a bit embarrassed at myself because I just want to keep playing this over and over and relive those magic moments 😬
#Aurora #Polarlicht #Nordlicht #Göttingen #Polarlichter #Nordlichter #Astrophotography #Timelapse #Nightsky
Help wanted! Using photos of #aurora taken in Göttingen and Braunschweig in May 2024, scientists from @tubraunschweig , #mpsgoettingen and #FraunhoferIST have found new clues on the origin of red auroras. Published today in Annales Geophysicae: https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/44/1201/2026/
Members of the public are invited to share their future aurora photos with the researchers. More infos here: https://www.mps.mpg.de/new-clues-on-the-origin-of-red-auroras
@fraunhofergesellschaft @unigoettingen
Photo credits: Sami K. Solanki / B. Tsurutani et al., Annales Geophysicae (2026), Philipp Schulz / B. Tsurutani et al., Annales Geophysicae (2026)
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