In early November, the sky in Troms, Norway, was illuminated with vibrant pink streaks.
While Varik had seen pink auroras previously, they’d never been this strong.
Varik’s photos of that evening show the intense color that fills the sky.
While there are some traces of green, the majority of the night sky is filled with pink.
This is because a strong solar storm on November caused a temporary crack in the Earth’s magnetic field.
This allowed solar wind to penetrate further than normal into the Earth’s atmosphere.
These atoms, when heated by the solar wind, turn green.
And when nitrogen atoms are excited, they emit a neon-pink glow.
Its super rare, almost never happens, he tells My Modern Met.
This was the strongest sight of pink I have ever witnessed in my whole life.
In early November, aurora guide Markus Varik experienced something magical in Troms.
Instead of the usual green, the night sky was filled with a vibrant pink aurora.
This allowed solar winds to penetrate deeper than normal into the Earth’s atmosphere.
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