the Northern Lights were again visible to the naked eye in the Netherlands
People throughout the country posted photos of the phenomenon on social media
But even people in the cloudy west also spotted the colorful lights between the cloud fields
Wow!!Northern Lights in front of my house right now.. Near Lauwersoog, The Netherlands<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aurora?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#aurora</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/noorderlicht?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#noorderlicht</a> <a href="https://t.co/mT73Pw3X8h">pic.twitter.com/mT73Pw3X8h</a>
🌌 Wat een waanzinnige lichtshow boven Nederland! Helaas was het vaak bewolkt, maar dit <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/noorderlicht?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#noorderlicht</a> viel voor ons mooi tussen de wolken door. Vannacht rond 01.30 uur bij Groesbeek (Gelderland) 👇 <a href="https://twitter.com/OmroepGLD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OmroepGLD</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Weerplaza?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Weerplaza</a> <a href="https://t.co/WMsVwDjUot">pic.twitter.com/WMsVwDjUot</a>
is caused by solar storms on the sun sending electrically charged particles toward the Earth
When these particles collide with the oxygen and nitrogen particles in the Earth’s atmosphere
The sun is currently very active and there are many solar storms
the Northern Lights have been visible in the Netherlands many times in the past year
Ballum / Ameland :Ook hier prachtig <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/noorderlicht?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#noorderlicht</a> <a href="https://t.co/dOCF9QOgp7">pic.twitter.com/dOCF9QOgp7</a>