Overview
- Red, low-horizon aurora was seen with the naked eye across Rikubetsu, Tokachi, southern Hokkaido and Otaru on the night of Nov. 12.
- Regional observatories attributed the event to three straight days of large solar flares beginning Nov. 9.
- Witnesses reported the light brightening and fading with vertically stretched bands that moved across the sky.
- Nayoro’s Kitasubaru Observatory and local photographers captured images as visitors gathered at viewing spots.
- Rikubetsu officials said faint activity might persist into Nov. 13, and southern areas also recorded aurora alongside bright meteors.