Maria Smirnova, head of the St. Petersburg Planetarium observatory, in a conversation with the newspaper “News” He noted that the northern lights do not affect human health.
“Aurora borealis and magnetic storms do not affect human health and well-being,” he said.
At the same time, according to him, people often go on to say that the northern lights and magnetic storms affect the human condition.
Also, the astronomer explained that scientists expect the peak of aurora to be about 3-6 hours on the night of April 24. Everything that happens is the result of a solar flare that occurred on April 21. During this time, the charged substance reached Earth.
“Some of this solar matter entered Earth’s atmosphere from the poles and ignited various gases,” added Smirnova.
Previously reportedObserving the Northern Lights over St. Petersburg.