英攝影師快門捕捉「紫色極光」

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業餘攝影師安妮塔意外拍下紫色極光。

大自然中存在著許多難得一見的美景，其中又以北極上空出現的北極光最令眾人感到驚奇。英國一名業餘攝影師不但親眼目睹北極光，還以快門記錄下這絢麗燦爛的一刻，十分幸運。

英國業餘攝影師安妮塔(Anita Nicholson)日前前往蘇格蘭島(Scottish Island)西海岸度假，慶祝即將來臨的生日。然而就在她39歲的生日當天晚上，天空突然出現閃耀著紫色光芒的北極光。欣喜若狂的她馬上抓起相機對著天空按下快門，留住這百年難得一見的美景，作為自己的生日禮物。

▼攝影師安妮塔所拍攝的紫色極光

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The spectacular light show was captured over the Isle of Eigg ten miles off the Scottish west coast last week by amateur photographer Anita Nicholson


Aurorae are not often seen over British skies

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Ms Nicholson was on the Isle of Eigg to cheer herself up after losing her job



Aurorae are caused by solar flares from the Sun unleashing radiation that reacts with the Earth's magnetic fields

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The Northern Lights have been visible much further south in North America than normal


The electrically charged particles in the air are spewed out from the Sun