A breathtaking aurora from Earth’s largest geomagnetic storm in almost 10 years

Late last Sunday , the Sun unleashed an M9 - class solar flair , showering Earth with subatomic speck that gave rise toone of the big geomagnetic storms in late history . The resulting aurorae , which were even brighter than common in the planet ’s northernmost latitudes , were an absolute marvel to behold .

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Shown here is a video crack in Sweden ’s Abisko National Park byLights Over Lapland lensman Chad Blakely . This abbreviated but beautiful time - lapse was shot over the course of study of three hr , and is one of the more impressive videos that we ’ve had the joy of enjoying in the days follow the violent storm .