01:24Glowing with the flow! Stunning northern lights appear over Murmansk region
The skies over the Murmansk region were illuminated by the northern lights on Friday evening.
Locals could see the full range of colours in the night sky, from shimmering green to bright pink.
The northern lights, or the aurora borealis, is a phenomenon caused by the activity of gaseous particles in the Earth's upper atmosphere. It becomes visible in circumpolar regions during periods of geomagnetic activity. The average duration of aurora borealis lasts from a few minutes to several days.
In Russia's northern latitudes, the spectacular phenomenon can be seen from September to April, and sometimes even in August.
01:24The skies over the Murmansk region were illuminated by the northern lights on Friday evening.
Locals could see the full range of colours in the night sky, from shimmering green to bright pink.
The northern lights, or the aurora borealis, is a phenomenon caused by the activity of gaseous particles in the Earth's upper atmosphere. It becomes visible in circumpolar regions during periods of geomagnetic activity. The average duration of aurora borealis lasts from a few minutes to several days.
In Russia's northern latitudes, the spectacular phenomenon can be seen from September to April, and sometimes even in August.