High Cloudiness Prevented Saratov Residents from Seeing Aurora Borealis
But they managed to see something.
Jan 23, 2026 0
An image of the aurora borealis visible over Berlin, submitted by a Telegram channel subscriber.
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Last night, Saratov residents could observe, but with difficulty, the aurora borealis. As reported today by the popular local Telegram channel ‘Astronomy for All [Saratov]’, this was hindered by continuous cloudiness.
Cloud cover in Saratov largely blocked the view of the aurora borealis during the magnetic storm.
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Yesterday night, a powerful magnetic storm covered the Earth. Thanks to this, auroras were observed not only in areas of the planet adjacent to the North Pole, but even south of Saratov: down to latitude 45 and below. At the same time, over Saratov there was continuous cloudiness, which hindered the view of the aurora.
A photograph captured in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, showing the aurora during the recent geomagnetic activity.
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‘However, the sky in the northern part became red almost to the zenith at least twice (00:42 and 02:29). Since I have already observed the aurora through clouds and know how it looks, I am sure that today it was that,’ noted the channel«s author Yury Kumakov.
An attempt to photograph the aurora in Saratov was hampered by poor visibility conditions.
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He also apologized for the quality of the posted photographs, as he was shooting on a smartphone. Kumakov also invited subscribers to share their photos of the aurora. Another Saratov subscriber«s photo was less impressive: almost nothing was visible on it. The other photos were sent from Krasnodar, Pavlodar (Kazakhstan), and Berlin (Germany).
A photo from Krasnodar depicting the aurora borealis as seen from southern Russia.
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‘Berlin (at the latitude of Saratov), practically the city center. Photo on a phone handheld. It shone so brightly that it was easily visible to the eye under streetlights,’ wrote subscriber from Germany Ilia Los.
A subscriber notes that Berlin shares a similar latitude with Saratov, where the aurora was observed.
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