The chances are good that the night sky above Austria in glow bright red colors will and so-called Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights appear.
The reason for this expected heavenly spectacle is currently increased solar activity attributable to: In the last few hours, three notable explosions were recorded on its surface.
Particle rain in the Earth’s atmosphere causes the northern lights
During such solar eruptions charged particles thrown into space and as soon as they reach Earth (which in this case is expected on the evening of May 10th), they take care of it Interactions with the magnetic field of our planet for the increased occurrence of northern lights.
The prognosis of the American weather service NOAA says that geomagnetic activity will reach level G3 on a five-digit scale on Saturday – meaning that between northern Germany and the Alpine region the probability of northern lights is very high.
Everything depends on the weather
An important Condition of course form the Weather conditions: In the Saturday night is in many places with most clear conditions to be expected, as UWZ reports. The chances of seeing the Northern Lights the following night aren’t bad either: “In the Sunday night you have then especially along the Northern Alps from Vorarlberg to in the the best conditions in the western Danube region. In the rest of the country, however, they move occasional clouds through.”
So next weekend you should definitely decide to lie on your back in bed so that you can keep an eye on the sky at all times.