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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2023 April 25   
      A dark rectangular building is seen across a green field with colorful   
       aurora, mostly red, seen in the background sky. Past the aurora, the   
        sky is also filled with stars. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                       Northern Lights over Southern Europe   
                     Image Credit & Copyright: Lorenzo Cordero   
      
      Explanation: Did you see an aurora over the past two nights? Many   
      people who don't live in Earth's far north did. Reports of aurora came   
      in not only from northern locales in the USA as Alaska, but as far   
      south as Texas and Arizona. A huge auroral oval extended over Europe   
      and Asia, too. Pictured, an impressively red aurora was captured last   
      night near the town of C+íceres in central Spain. Auroras were also   
      reported in parts of southern Spain. The auroras resulted from a strong   
      Coronal Mass Event (CME) that occurred on the Sun a few days ago.   
      Particles from the CME crossed the inner Solar System before colliding   
      with the Earth's magnetosphere. From there, electrons and protons   
      spiraled down the Earth's northern magnetic field lines and collided   
      with oxygen and nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere, causing picturesque   
      auroral glows. Our unusually active Sun may provide future   
      opportunities to see the northern lights in southern skies.   
      
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