The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is seen over the Bals-Fiord near the village of Mestervik, north of the Arctic Circle, early October 2, 2014. (Reuters file photo)Green, purple, pink and yellow lights danced across the sky in striking aurora displays over northern Finland early on Friday. The Northern Lights are a result of collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the Earth's atmosphere. A strong geomagnetic storm was behind this week's particularly stunning show. (Video Twitter/@allaboutlapland)Known as aurora borealis, or the Northern Lights, in the northern hemisphere, they go by aurora australis, or the Southern Lights, in the southern hemisphere.

Source: Bangkok Post September 08, 2017 10:07 UTC