Rare celestial event: Northern lights and Perseid meteor shower illuminate Western Pennsylvania skies – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Each the northern lights and the Perseids meteor bathe had been seen concurrently in a uncommon prevalence within the skies over Western Pennsylvania on Monday morning, stated Nationwide Climate Service Pitssburgh in a put up on X.

The northern lights had been noticed in a number of areas, together with Washington County, early Monday morning.
Within the viral pictures, the colourful skies are seen from Woodburn Street in Claysville.
Images shared by NWS Pittsburgh present the auroras and the Perseids meteor bathe showing collectively within the sky over Butler, PA.
Northern lights, an optical phenomenon
The Northern lights are an optical phenomenon, created by the interplay between photo voltaic winds and magnetic fields within the higher environment.
What’s Perseid meteor bathe?
The Perseid meteor bathe happens annually when Earth crosses via the particles left by Comet Swift-Tuttle. This particles, composed of ice and rock, produces the meteor bathe, which reaches its peak as Earth passes via the densest portion between August 11 and 12.