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Faint but clear northern lights appear over parts of Switzerland
Faint but clearly visible northern lights appeared in several parts of Switzerland on Saturday evening.
Meteorologist Daniel Gerstgrasser confirmed that the lights could be seen, including on some weather webcams.
Northern lights form when charged particles from the solar wind meet gases in Earth’s atmosphere.
They are more likely when the Sun is especially active.
The colors depend on which atmospheric gases the particles meet and how high the light forms.
More energetic solar wind can produce a wider range of colors, so the display can reveal information about the conditions in the atmosphere.
Faint but clear northern lights were visible in several places in Switzerland on Saturday evening.
Meteorologist Daniel Gerstgrasser confirmed the display on X.
MeteoSwiss said the lights were visible on some of its webcams.
The auroras form when charged particles from the solar wind meet gases in Earth’s atmosphere.
Their colours depend on atmospheric gases and the height at which the lights occur.
- Who
- Northern lights were seen, with meteorologist Daniel Gerstgrasser confirming the display.
- What
- Faint but clear auroras appeared over parts of Switzerland.
- When
- Saturday evening, October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Several places in Switzerland.
- Why
- Auroras occur when charged particles from the solar wind meet gases in Earth’s atmosphere.
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weak but clear. Nice to see on some MeteoSwiss webcams
The more energetic the solar wind, the more colourful the aurora
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- Date
- October 10, 2026
- Time
- Saturday evening
- Location
- Several places in Switzerland
- Visibility
- Faint but clear
- Confirmation
- Meteorologist Daniel Gerstgrasser on X
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