Northern lights in Moscow and other central Russian cities (Photos): strannik01

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Northern lights in Moscow and other central Russian cities (Photos)

Mar 18, 2015 00:24

Normally, you don't see the aurora borealis below the Arctic Circle. But yesterday afternoon (Chicago time), we got a strong solar flare that resulted in the Northern Lights showing up in a whole bunch of places where it's not usually seen - including St. Petersburg, Moscow and other Russian cities.

Gazeta.ru has put together a gallery of photos of the phenomenon. And I decided to repost some of the cooler-looking ones here.

St Petersburg (via CEBEP/astronomy.ru). Not the first photo on in the gallery, but it's my home city and I'll play favorites if I want to.

Arhangelsk, one of the northernmost cities in Russia (but not the northernmost city - that honor goes to Murmansk). jimbutcher fans will recognize it as "Archangel" (Photo via @fatona91)