01:03Mandatory credit: Sergei Dokukin
The colours of Aurora Borealis lit up the sky over the Russian city of Norilsk on Sunday night.
Footage shows vast arcs of light illuminating the snow-covered landscape and mountains.
Specialists from the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics said the phenomenon was observed at about 70 degrees latitude on Sunday night.
The aurora borealis is a phenomenon in the upper layers of the Earth’s atmosphere that occurs during periods of geomagnetic activity, which can last from tens of minutes to several days.
Riot of colour! Northern lights paint sky over Siberia
The colours of Aurora Borealis lit up the sky over the Russian city of Norilsk on Sunday night.
Footage shows vast arcs of light illuminating the snow-covered landscape and mountains.
Specialists from the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics said the phenomenon was observed at about 70 degrees latitude on Sunday night.
The aurora borealis is a phenomenon in the upper layers of the Earth’s atmosphere that occurs during periods of geomagnetic activity, which can last from tens of minutes to several days.
Mandatory credit: Sergei Dokukin
The colours of Aurora Borealis lit up the sky over the Russian city of Norilsk on Sunday night.
Footage shows vast arcs of light illuminating the snow-covered landscape and mountains.
Specialists from the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics said the phenomenon was observed at about 70 degrees latitude on Sunday night.
The aurora borealis is a phenomenon in the upper layers of the Earth’s atmosphere that occurs during periods of geomagnetic activity, which can last from tens of minutes to several days.