A special night for Sardinia , with the unusual show of the Northern Lights which colored the skies of the island for hours . A historic event: a show like this hasn't been seen since 1848.

All thanks to the solar storm that is affecting the Earth , with the phenomenon visible at unusual latitudes in several areas of Europe .

And also on the island, from 9.40 pm, the Baku Meteo webcams of the Sardegna Clima Onlus portal recorded the aurora on the Gennargentu mountains in Seui and Tonara .

L'aurora boreale fotografata a Tortolì (foto Luca Cristo)

Numerous comments of amazement on social media , with various shots and videos that followed one another , minute after minute, until late at night.

A domino effect that involved multiple views: from the beach of San Pietro a Mare in Valledoria, passing through the church of San Pietro a Bulzi, up to Mount Lachesos in Mores, Sassari, Quartu and Cagliari. As well as Monte Santa Vittoria in Esterzili, Tortolì and the wheat fields in Samassi.

L’aurora boreale fotografata a Sassari (Foto Salvatore Fiori)

Several onlookers, taking advantage of the opportunity, reached the countryside to watch the event until dawn, far from cloud pollution .

L’aurora boreale fotografata nelle campagne di Mores (foto Jimmy Chessa)

From purple to intense red, a triumph of lights which, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center , should continue today .

Lo scatto ripreso dall'osservatorio astronomico di Siligo (foto Robert Panai e Lorenzo Mocci, società astronomica turritana)

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