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Aurora Borealis over the Central Europe (January 19-20, 2026)
After the Sun unleshes the strong Coronal Mass Ejection on 18th January 2026 at around 18h UT, the geomagnetic storm arrived earlier than expected, a CME struck Earth's magnetic field on Jan. 19th (around 1930 UT). The impact triggered a G4-class geomagnetic storm. The timing of the impact favored Europe, where widespread auroras have been reported.


Aurora from the Dobratsch Nature Park (Austria)
Since it was cloudy at our location, we monitored the aurora on Panomax panoramic camera from the Dobratsch Nature Park (Austria) and made a time-lapse video from the captured images, taken at 10 minute intervals. The aurora first appeared on 2026 Jan. 19, around 20:20 UT and lasted until dawn. Two peaks of activity are visible. The strongest around 22:00 UT and the weaker around 0:50 UT.

Image Credit & Copyright: Panomax GmbH (with kind permission)
Time-Lapse Composite: Jan Vales, Crni Vrh Observatory
HR Time-Lapse: High resolution video

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