#southern-lights

#southern-lights

The southern lights, known as aurora australis, are created when solar particles collide with Earth’s magnetic field, presenting colors like green, violet, and red.

Strong solar activity during the sun's peak 11-year cycle produces sunspots and solar storms, causing auroras when sunspots align with Earth. Sunspots generate solar flares and coronal mass ejections, leading to auroras when interacting with Earth's atmosphere.