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The Aurora Borealis has been in evidence over the last few nights.
28 February: Despite approaching the 11-year predicted solar maximum, sunspot activity has been limited and strong solar flares have been infrequent.
By
Richard Angwin
Published On 19 Mar 2013
19 Mar 2013
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6 March: Another shot of the largest solar flare since an X6.9 on 9 August 2011.
17 March: The Aurora Borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights, as seen from between Are and Ostersund, Sweden.
17 March: Another photograph of the display between Are and Ostersund.
17 March: More from Are-Ostersund.
17 March: The Aurora lights up the sky near Tallinn, Estonia.
17 March: The constantly changing aurora near Tallin.
17 March: The aurora from the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox church in Kenai, Alaska.
17 March: Another image from Kenai.
17 September 2011: Images of the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights, are harder to come by due to the inaccessability of the region. The International Space Station (ISS) has no such issues and captured this amazing image in 2011.