This phenomenon, expected in November, typically appears near the Arctic Circle due to interactions between solar wind ions and Earth's atmosphere, resulting in the stunning aurora borealis.

"Auroras, caused by energetic particles exciting oxygen and nitrogen molecules, exhibit different colors at varying altitudes. Solar activity, monitored through sunspots and related to solar flares and coronal mass ejections, influences these auroras' intensity, particularly during sunspot activity peaks every 11 years," explains Professor Ioannis Liritzis, Dean of Natural Sciences at the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Distinguished Professor at Henan University and Alma Mater Europaea. 

Interestingly, ancient societies, including those in Greece, China, and Babylonia, observed and recorded auroras in historical texts. Professor Ioannis Liritzis's research suggests a correlation between ancient Greek temple orientations, such as the Temple of Apollo Epicurius, and the northern lights. For instance, the temple's north orientation in Peloponnese, Greece, may have been influenced by the auroras seen at that time, possibly symbolizing Apollo's rescue from a plague in 430 BC; because he was God of light.

"Ancient literature and archaeological data support that auroras were visible in southern latitudes due to geomagnetic pole inclinations, as confirmed by studies utilizing old ceramic and kiln data to determine geomagnetic pole locations during earlier centuries. This phenomenon is not restricted to Europe but has been reported in other regions, including parts of Asia," adds Professor Liritzis.

For more comprehensive information on ancient sources and their connection to temples and churches, refer to the attached bibliography and related references.

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REFERENCES

Liritzis Y. (1988) Aurorae boreales and geomagnetic inclinations as aids to archaeomagnetic dating. Earth, Moon and Planets, 42, 151-162.    

Liritzis, I (2003) Anaxagorean nous and its analogies in Orphic Cosmogony. PHILOSOPHIA (annual of the Research Center of Greek Philosophy, Academy of Athens), 33, 257- 265.  

Liritzis.I and Vassiliou.H (2006) Were Greek temples oriented towards aurora? Astronomy & Geophysics, vol.47, 2, 1.14-1.18.

Liritzis I., Panou E., Miao, C., Xu, F., Cai S., (2017) Aurorae αnd archaeomagnetism from the 1stmillennium B.C. China, Greece and Italy:a brief overview and critical assessment. Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, Vol. 17, No 3, 273-300. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1048927

Liritzis.I and Vassiliou.H (2006) Were Greek temples oriented towards aurora? Astronomy & Geophysics, vol.47, 2, 1.14-1.18.