Northern lights put on a spectacular show in Sweden, caught on video
The skies over northern Sweden lit up over the weekend with what witnesses said was one of the most spectacular northern light shows seen this year.
Videographer Chad Blakley captured the phenomenon in time-lapse footage from Sweden’s Abisko National Park.
Blakley, whose company Lights Over Lapland offers aurora borealis photo expeditions to the park, says he hopes his footage will inspire interest from amateur photographers. He says recent solar flare activity has produced stunning light shows on an almost nightly basis this year.
The increased activity in recent months is the result of a particularly active solar period. The sun is approaching the midpoint of its solar cycle, which occurs every ten to 13 years and concludes with the reversal of its magnetic field from north to south and vice versa.
Vibrant displays of the northern lights have also been seen this season in Alaska and even some of the lower 48 states like Minnesota and Michigan.