Eerie Glowing Red Arcs Appear In The Sky Over Europe, But What Are They?

This eerie sight, invisible to the naked eye, was captured high above the skies of Italy with the help of sensitive photographic equipment.. but what is it? A UFO cloaking device? An invisible dome of energy controlling the locals’ minds? A pulse emanating from a secret government weapon? Nothing supernatural, it would seem, but something just as neat.

According to researchers working with the incredibly expensive All-Sky Imaging Air-Glow Observatory (ASIAGO) cameras located in northern Italy, what we’re seeing is a rare look at a geomagnetic storm, when particles from the sun crash into the magnetosphere, giving off a faint red glow noticeable by only high tech equipment.

If this is truly a geomagnetic storm, who knew they could be so creepy and somehow beautiful at the same time? It is amazing to me the things we can see these days – things we were missing out on completely before the technology was available to us. 

~Ophelia