Astonishing PHOTOS: geomagnetic storm with Aurora Borealis over Hungary, new Danube bridge decorative lighting
Hungary had not seen such a jaw-dropping Aurora Borealis phenomenon since 2003, thanks to a serious geomagnetic storm. Apart from the magnificent photos of the aerial phenomenon, we’ll show you how beautiful the new Danube bridge’s decorative lighting looks.
According to Időkép, a G5-level geomagnetic storm hit Hungary on Friday night, which happened in November 2003 for the last time. As a result, we could see a mesmerising Aurora Borealis over Hungary. Here are some photos:
That was the fifth time we could detect the Aurora Borealis over Hungary with instruments. However, this was the first time we could see it with the naked eye, thanks to the strong geomagnetic storm. For example, from the shores of Lake Balaton, one could feel they entered a stargate and arrived in a different world.
The fact that we could see a greenish Aurora Borealis instead of a pinkish-reddish tone is rare in Hungary. It happens only once in every 20-30 years.
Since we are currently in the Sun’s active period, we will probably see more Aurora Borealis phenomenons over Hungary in the next 2-3 years. However, the geomagnetic storm will probably not be as strong as during the day before yesterday.
Here is the beautiful decorative lighting of the newest Danube bridge
The newest Danube bridge connecting Paks and Kalocsa in South Hungary looks at night as if it were in the United States, Világgazdaság wrote. One of the local councillors of Kalocsa shared a spectacular photo of the decorative lighting testing. Here it is:
The bridge is Hungary’s 20th overpass connecting the two sides of the River Danube. The implementer also tested its bearing capacity with eight trucks weighing 40 tonnes each during the weekend.
The inauguration of the bridge is expected to be in June. The bridge will take the name of Pál Tomori, a Medieval archbishop of Kalocsa. Tomori was the commander-in-chief of the Hungarian forces in the Battle of Mohács in 1526 against the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan Suleiman. The defeat marked the end of the Kingdom of Hungary.
The government decided to build a new bridge between two Southern Hungarian towns in 2015. The groundbreaking ceremony was held in 2021. The new bridge will allow locals to reach Kalocsa from Paks in only 15 minutes.
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Gorgeous sky shots! Those colours are extra ordinary. Having lived in Nunavut I saw many such skys in the various green hues in Belcher Islands and in Iqaluit. (Told my mother I might see Santa on his sled above my construction site) What I know from my off grid rural forest home in Nova Scotia is that because Rosebud had not a single bulb worth of light pollution, even that far south those events showed up in shades of green. So this event in Hungary is truly spectacular with such warm hues. Now if all lights are turned off after 8 pm not only will less birds die, more bats will find insects that other night breeding, night feeding members of our own food chain do better, but the skies might be even more spectacular.