The aurora from the solar storm reached as far as Greece – The sky turned red

In several parts of Greece, the aurora caused by the solar storm that “hit” the Earth in the past few hours was captured from Thursday night into Friday.

Amateur photographers documented the sky turning red over Mount Paiko, Hortiatis, Halkidiki, Livadia, Evia, Penteli, Corfu, and Crete.

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The aurora from the solar storm reached as far as Greece – The sky turned red

Check out photos from Mount Paiko, Hortiatis, Halkidiki, Livadia, Evia, Penteli, Corfu, and Crete

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