The Norfolk lights! Skies over East Anglia turn red and green by stunn

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:14:49 +0400

Britain's skies were lit up red and green last night as a spectacular display of the Northern Lights illuminated parts of the country.
Stargazers in Norfolk, Essex and South Wales were treated to a stunning display of the Aurora Borealis.
Pictures show a red and green sky littered with stars caused by the collision of electronically charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere.

Spectacular Shots of This Year's Perseid Meteor Shower

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:35:58 +0400

A spectacular light show is put on at night for stargazers every year as Perseid meteors streak through the sky. For a few nights, the annual event is captured by photographers from around the world, resulting in a stunning collection of images of our atmosphere being lit up by showering meteors. Yahoo! News has curated a number of shots from this year's event into a dazzling Flickr gallery. Each image offers a scenic view of the naturally occurring cosmic show as Earth passes through debris left by the Swift-Tuttle comet (causing said comet's dust to enter through our atmosphere at approximately 132,000 mph). It's said that there can be up to 100 meteors per hour in these few days with the promise of "fireball" meteors that can be as bright as Venus.

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The Norfolk lights! Skies over East Anglia turn red and green by stunn

Spectacular Shots of This Year's Perseid Meteor Shower