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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| The brightest aurora borealis was observed on the night of January 11 |
| 2026-01-12 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] Last night, the Earth saw the brightest aurora borealis, caused by a magnetic storm. This was reported on January 11 by the press service of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics. Last night, Earth experienced its second magnetic storm this year. The accompanying aurora borealis was unexpectedly bright, with its lower limit in places reaching latitudes around 50 degrees. The aurora peaked between 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. Moscow time, reaching a maximum intensity of 10. Due to cloudy weather in the European part of Russia and northeastern regions, the sky was covered by clouds and residents could not see the northern lights. Observing conditions were favorable in the Kemerovo and Chelyabinsk regions, the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, and parts of the Murmansk region. Furthermore, the northern lights could be seen over a significant portion of Europe, including the Scandinavian countries, Germany, and Poland. Scientists explained that the magnetic storm was caused by the arrival of a plasma cloud ejected by one of the weak flares over the past few days, which approached Earth. This likely refers to the event that began on January 7. Scientists predicted a weaker storm. They also believed it would begin only in the middle of the day, not at night. "The earlier arrival of the plasma cloud and the very high intensity of the northern lights were unexpected," the laboratory noted. Based on data coming from orbit, the Earth is still inside a plasma cloud, so aftershocks cannot be ruled out, the scientists concluded. |
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