Northern Lights

Northern lights in Switzerland – January 20, 2026

On the evening of January 18, 2026, and during the night into January 19, 2026, a strong geomagnetic storm triggered by an X1.9-class solar flare from sunspot group 4341 produced a rare display of the northern lights over Switzerland. Unfortunately, I missed the main event. On the following night, however, faint auroral activity was still visible and could be photographed.

Fig. 1 - Northern lights over Ratenpass, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. Nikon Z50II with Nikon Z 20 mm f/1.8S lens, 60 s f/2.8, ISO 400, camera mounted on tripod.

Fig. 1 - Northern lights over Ratenpass, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. Nikon Z50II with Nikon Z 20 mm f/1.8S lens, 60 s f/2.8, ISO 400, camera mounted on tripod.

Northern Lights above Ratenpass

Fig. 2 - Northern lights over Ratenpass, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. Nikon Z50II with Nikon Z 20 mm f/1.8S lens, 60 s f/2.8, ISO 400, camera mounted on tripod.

Northern Lights above Ratenpass

Fig. 3 - Northern lights over Ratenpass, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. Nikon Z50II with Nikon Z 20 mm f/1.8S lens, 13 s f/2.8, ISO 1600, camera mounted on tripod.

Stars over Ratenpass

Fig. 4 - Stars over Ratenpass, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. Nikon Z50II with Nikon Z 20 mm f/1.8S lens, 10 s f/1.8, ISO 1600, camera mounted on tripod.

Northern Lights above Ratenpass

Fig. 5 - Northern lights over Ratenpass, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. Nikon Z50II with Nikon Z 20 mm f/1.8S lens, 10 s f/1.8, ISO 1600, camera mounted on tripod.

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