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Northern Lights switch on

The Aurora Borealis has been in evidence over the last few nights.

An anti-climax
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
X5.4
6 March: Another shot of the largest solar flare since an X6.9 on 9 August 2011.
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Swedish stunner
17 March: The Aurora Borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights, as seen from between Are and Ostersund, Sweden.
Curtain of light
17 March: Another photograph of the display between Are and Ostersund.
Changing colours
17 March: More from Are-Ostersund.
Lighting up the sky
17 March: The Aurora lights up the sky near Tallinn, Estonia.
More of nature''s fireworks
17 March: The constantly changing aurora near Tallin.
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Heavenly display
17 March: The aurora from the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox church in Kenai, Alaska.
Alaskan aurora
17 March: Another image from Kenai.
Looking south
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.