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Auroral activity captured at Hanle by IIA’s all-sky camera

January 23, 2026

Published - January 23, 2026 07:00 am IST - Bengaluru A screenshot of the auroral activity captured by the all-sky camera at the Hanle, Ladakh, by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Auroral activity was captured by the all-sky camera at the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle, Ladakh, on the nights of January 19 and 20. This is the sixth time during the current solar cycle the intense red coloured auroral activity was captured.

Auroral activity captured at Hanle by IIA’s all-sky camera

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The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), which operates the observatory, said that the aurora seen at Hanle was owing to a strong geomagnetic storm which began at approximately 3.30 a. m.
on January 20.
“The storm reached its maximum intensity at 8.30 p. m.
on January 20, with a peak disturbance of −218 nano Tesla,” it said.
According to NASA’s space-based remote-sensing observations, the storm resulted from the interaction of a coronal mass ejection (CME) that was launched from the sun around 1.30 p. m.

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Auroral activity captured at Hanle by IIA’s all-sky camera

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