On Friday night, the northern lights were again visible above Terschelling for a short time. In addition, Starlink satellites from the American company SpaceX were also clearly visible.
The northern lights were mainly visible from the northern part of the Netherlands. This after a recent solar storm.
northern Lights
Outbursts on the sun eject large amounts of charged particles into the universe. When these particles collide with nitrogen and oxygen particles high in the atmosphere, they create the colors we know as the Northern Lights.
SpaceX satellites
Several of the Starlink satellites were visible at the same time, and about 3,500 of them are now floating in space. Thousands more satellites are likely to be launched in the coming years. After launch, these satellites are particularly striking because they can form a long ‘train’ in space.