Chinese tourists were in for a treat on January 31, 2017 as aurora borealis (Northern Lights) erupted over Yellowknife, NWT, Canada.

When charged particles from the sun strike atoms in Earth’s atmosphere, they cause electrons in the atoms to move to a higher energy state. When the electrons drop back to a lower energy state, they release a photon: light. This process creates the beautiful aurora, or northern lights.

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