Mesmerizing and Unforgettable! Aurora Borealis lights up sky in Romania, Poland, UK and Russia – WATCH

The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, put on a spectacular show across the skies of Europe on Friday. The vibrant light display was visible from as far south as Romania and Poland, all the way up to northern Russia and the UK.

This rare sighting was caused by a strong geomagnetic storm, which sent charged particles from the sun crashing into Earth's atmosphere. These particles interact with the gases in the atmosphere, causing them to glow in a variety of colors, including green, red, purple, and white.

People across Europe were treated to a truly unforgettable sight. Social media was flooded with photos and videos of the aurora, and many described it as one of the most beautiful natural phenomena they had ever seen.

United Kingdom Space Agency shared the beautiful sights on their official X handle, captioning it “Northern Lights gracing our skies.”

There's a heightened possibility of the Northern Lights gracing our skies in the coming nights thanks to several Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) that left the Sun recently. 🌌

Aurora sightings may be possible across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England, and Wales. 🌆 pic.twitter.com/oypgXCpyNR

— UK Space Agency (@spacegovuk) May 10, 2024

The social media got flooded with similar tweets. 

I wonder will we all get super powers? pic.twitter.com/kswC3DswWT

— Niall O’Hara 🇮🇪 (@ThoughtsToby) May 10, 2024

People called it breathtaking. One user captioned it, “It was breathtaking, I saw an aurora for the first time, full of pink and green colors!”

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Aurora above Poland, Suhora Observatory

"It was absolutely breathtaking, I saw an aurora for the first time, full of pink and green colors!"

Taken by Alicja Pucek on May 10, 2024 pic.twitter.com/eCCBUYxqFw

— TeX (@Tex369X) May 10, 2024

Another similar clip was shared by a social media user from Russia.

The #aurora borealis can be seen across a vast expanse of #Russia, spanning from the #Moscow region to the #Saratov and #Voronezh regions, and extending into southern #Siberia #NorthernLights #RussiaAurora pic.twitter.com/rthh5kNQI1

— know the Unknown (@imurpartha) May 10, 2024