Elektrine lite

← Feed

@esoastronomy@mastodon.social

2026-01-20 16:40 UTC

#Aurora over Europe! We're currently experiencing a strong geomagnetic storm, which caused a stunning auroral display all over Europe last night. This time-lapse was captured by our colleague Stefan Ströbele over our headquarters in Garching near Munich. 📹 S. Ströbele/ESO #astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #astrophotography #space #science

Replies (3)

  • By pure chance, Stefan observed the Sun last Friday with a custom-made telescope. The active region seen here close to the edge of the Sun's disc have now rotated more towards us. A so-called coronal mass ejection coming from this region has caused the ongoing geomagnetic storm. 📹 S. Ströbele/ESO

    Open ##2508764

  • @ribby@mastodon.uno 2026-01-20 16:41

    @esoastronomy@mastodon.social 😜

    Open ##2508767

  • @the_wub@mastodon.social 2026-01-20 18:12

    @esoastronomy@mastodon.social And guess what, just for a change here in our bit of southern Norway we have dense cloud. This has happened every single time in the last year that there has been something exciting to observe in the night sky. 🙃 Still on the plus side, there are plenty of folk here on Mastodon posting pictures and videos of great beauty for us to enjoy. 👍 Thanks to you all and keep on posting those pictures and videos! 👏 #norge #nordlicht #nordlys #fediverse #mastodon

    Open ##2508768