Northern Lights

The aurora borealis -- the 'northern lights' -- don't shimmer their way south into the High Desert all that often, but they put on a vivid display for many ...

The northern lights painted the night sky green across the northern parts of the U.S. and Canada, and were even seen as a faint pink as far south as New ...

[ use of GPS ](https://www.newsweek.com/solar-flare-radio-blackout-space-weather-1784602)can be impacted due to variations in the ionosphere. "The different colors are the result of electrons relaxing from different energy levels from oxygen (the most common reds and greens) and nitrogen (dark reds/blues)." They are seen further south in the northern hemisphere and further north in the southern one. Due to the recent spring equinox, auroras often appear in the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere at the same time. Other than the beautiful displays in the night sky, G4 storms can also have an impact on technology both on Earth and in orbit. "The The incredible lights were a result of a severe (category G4) geomagnetic storm in our upper atmosphere. Do you have a question about the aurora? "But, if you have a strong enough activity like we are getting now, there are enough exciting particles in the coronal mass ejections to interact with more oxygen and make the red brighter." He is an associate professor in astronomy and science communication at Nottingham Trent University in the U.K. This makes them release light in ripples of color across the sky. Pictures of the lights were posted to social media by people across the U.S.

The powerful solar storm brought the aurora borealis much farther south than usual.

"This is one of the best geomagnetic storms that I've seen in quite a long time - and it's kind of been a surprise one." The unexpected solar storm was rated a G4 on a scale that goes up to G5. A powerful geomagnetic storm brought the northern lights much farther south than usual, giving people as far away as Washington, D.C.

The geomagnetic storm made for a brilliant aurora around 10 p.m. Thursday. It's quite unusual to be able to see the Northern Lights as far south as the Twin ...

It's quite unusual to be able to see the Northern Lights as far south as the Twin Cities. The geomagnetic storm made for a brilliant aurora around 10 p.m. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, put on a show across much of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro, Thursday night.

Solar particles interacting with atmospheric particles cause the lights; The Earth's magnetic shield deflects most of the Sun's particles; Last night's event ...

To see the sky glowing and shimmering with soft green and red lights is a sight to behold. This shield deflects most of the particles from the Sun. Many couldn't because of cloud cover, but areas in eastern New York and along the Lake Ontario shore could see the show.

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Many around the metro witnessed quite a show overnight as the northern lights were visible to the naked eye for parts of Minnesota, ...

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The auroras were out in the North Country late Thursday night into Friday morning. The aurora borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights are known as ...

Staff working overnight at the National Weather Service in Riverton's office were treated to an amazing spectacle late Thursday night as the Northern.

USA Today says the lights are caused “when particles flowing from the sun get caught up in Earth’s magnetic field. [it said on an initial post.](https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=607600951407467&set=a.302317285269170) [According to USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/23/northern-lights-united-states-aurora-borealis/11534304002/), the lights were unusually strong and were spotted by National Weather Service offices in Washington, Montana, Wyoming, Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota and New York. Staff working overnight at the National Weather Service in Riverton’s office were treated to an amazing spectacle Thursday as the Northern Lights lit up the sky.

The National Weather Service said a severe geomagnetic storm alert was in effect, so they let people know they may have been able to spot the Northern Lights, ...

Northern lights were visible in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin on Thursday night as seen by viewer photos sent into 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS.

The northern lights were visible above Upstate New York last night. This photo was shot from Oswego, looking north over Lake Ontario. facebook.

Seeing the northern lights here is rare. Skies are expected to be mostly cloudy, too. when he saw images of the lights from a meteorologist in Rochester.

WISCONSIN — A giant “hole” in the sun swept ethereal aurora borealis displays into Wisconsin Thursday, and there's a strong chance of encore performances Friday ...

We’re midway through an 11-year cycle in which the sun's magnetic fields flip polarity — and that means the northern lights could dance more often in the next decade or so as the sun approaches “solar maximum.” Aurora experts say the busy season for sunspots should [peak between 2023 and 2028](https://patch.com/us/across-america/aurora-borealis-displays-more-likely-active-solar-storm-season). [ holes](https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/coronal-holes) are not a depression per se, but a cooler area of the sun that does not glow as brightly. [Predicted Kp indexes](https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/3-day-forecast) — that’s the measure of auroral strength — are favorable for weekend activity. As it spread across the sun’s 2 million-degree corona, or atmosphere, it spewed strong solar winds that pushed the auroras far south of the [Arctic Circle](https://spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=194192), where they’re much more common. Because its atmosphere is so much hotter than its surface, the sun’s gravity can’t hold it in place. Such storms can be bad news for people relying on radio and satellite communications (no outages were reported), but the opposite for people who have seeing and experiencing the northern lights on their bucket lists. [What’s A Kp Index, More Northern Lights Hunting Tips](https://patch.com/us/across-america/aurora-borealis-hunting-what-s-kp-index-more-northern-lights-tips) [Aurora Displays More Likely In Active Solar Storm Season](https://patch.com/us/across-america/aurora-borealis-displays-more-likely-active-solar-storm-season) [rare planetary alignment](https://patch.com/us/across-america/5-planets-parade-across-late-march-sky-buzz-aldrin-loves-it) that peeks early next week. The best chances to see the northern lights are with Kp indexes of 5 or greater, but the arrival of the [spring equinox](https://patch.com/us/across-america/when-1st-day-spring-what-know-vernal-equinox) bodes well. [Wisconsin](https://www.facebook.com/meteorologist.bill.graul/posts/pfbid02rfkqL5vNfJKKisjRQtjzUNZmeZq85GsCyVyvLMQG4aKPCwvmvfj4kijx8tpwk15Ql), [Minnesota](https://www.facebook.com/RobinPostmanBenson/posts/pfbid028DwaiK3dWmsUZaMxLsv2T2CictMPRDRiqPikumvdUboFnECXQf4yEt86WDeXncnul), and elsewhere in the northern United States are full of pictures of aurora dances. [coronal hole 30 times the size of Earth](https://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=21&month=03&year=2023), according to the Space Weather Prediction Center. [northern lights forecasts](https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-severe-geomagnetic-storm-alert-24-march-utc-day).

A 'severe' geomagnetic storm spawned brilliant northern lights as far south as Virginia, North Carolina and Arizona.

A common explanation is that Earth’s magnetic field is aligned in an optimal position to receive charged particles from the sun, which spur geomagnetic and aurora activity. He and Young doubt the upcoming aurora activity will be as impressive as Thursday night’s, or as far south. “Space weather is only going to get more exciting,” Young said. Like two bar magnets, the fields connected in such a way that “just opened things up.” The creation of an aurora starts when the sun sends a surge of energy and particles, often through an explosion on the sun called a coronal mass ejection. For one thing, the sun was shooting off several coronal mass ejections, but none of them looked as though they were headed for Earth. Murtagh explained: Think of the coronal mass ejection as a magnet shot out from the sun. But the conditions that led to this storm were rare and “almost impossible to predict,” Murtagh said. “But what we did get was this kind of perfectly aligned magnetic cloud.” “It was really remarkable, like the kind of show that will make you stop and just catch your breath.” When forecasters see a coronal mass ejection directed toward Earth, they usually see the speed of the stream of solar particles increase. Forecasts had suggested that recent storming on the surface of the sun could set off auroras — brilliant dancing streaks of light, also known as the northern lights — in the Lower 48 states.

The night sky gave New England a rare show late Thursday and early Friday, when a strong solar storm made the northern lights visible in Massachusetts.

Previous extreme events include the Halloween of 2003, when the northern lights were visible as far south as Texas, according to the National Weather Service. They’re usually only visible at the Earth’s north and poles. The best chance to see the show will be between 11 p.m.

The National Weather Service said that a severe geomagnetic storm alert was in effect Thursday night, with the northern lights visible as far south as ...

Northern lights were seen in many areas of northern New Hampshire late Thursday night into early Friday morning.

On Thursday, March 23, bright green auroras were spotted all over Lower Michigan. The phenomenon even paid a special visit to the Saginaw Bay area.

Barker said photos can be sent by messaging them directly to the Bay City State Park This area requires a shorter walk from the parking lot to the beach. Photos can also be sent via email to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). Bay City State Park has been giving a warm welcome to aurora watchers. Aside from Thursday’s show, Barker said that photographers caught photos of the park back in late February. [Northern Lights visible across Lower Michigan sky, could be ‘seen with the naked eye’](https://www.mlive.com/weather/2023/03/northern-lights-visible-across-lower-michigan-sky-could-be-seen-with-the-naked-eye.html) [Bay City State Park celebrating 100 years by the Saginaw Bay](https://www.mlive.com/weather/2023/03/northern-lights-visible-across-lower-michigan-sky-could-be-seen-with-the-naked-eye.html) [You will have to be in the right spot to see Northern Lights in Michigan tonight](https://www.mlive.com/weather/2023/03/you-will-have-to-be-in-the-right-spot-to-see-northern-lights-in-michigan-tonight.html) But the park was instead full this week of nighttime visitors seeking something else. “Instead of pulling in and turning your headlights right to the Bay, maybe pull in and park toward State Park Drive to the south, that way you’re not putting the light out there ruining the experience for people,” he said. While the Northern Lights are a rarity in the area, Bay City State Park has lucked out as a prime viewing location lately. For the staff at Bay City State Park, this was the icing on the cake as the park continues to celebrate its “It’s a way for people to create memories here at the state park,” said Michael Barker, lead ranger at Bay City State Park. Bundled in blankets to brave the chilly bayside air and armed with cameras, visitors flocked to the park to get a glimpse of the Northern Lights.

One of the most intense geomagnetic storm in years paints skies across the region green, purple and pink.

And that color of aurora is not common around here. [@Skunkbayweather]in Hansville this morning is just jaw dropping. The strongest would be a G5. "When these clouds of particles and magnetic fields from the sun hit the Earth's magnetic fields, we see these high energy particles will interact with the Earth's upper atmosphere and that will create the Northern Lights," he said. [Skip twitter post 2 by NWS Spokane](#end-of-twitter-content-2) The event was categorised as a "severe geomagnetic storm" and received the second highest rating in strength, a G4.

Northern Californians were able to see the aurora borealis, or northern lights, Thursday due to a severe geomagnetic spacial storm, scientists said.

This week, there were some eruptions on the sun, which created a geomagnetic storm, disrupting the Earth’s magnetic field — and in turn initiated the display of the northern lights, according to Murtagh and his team. “The Aurora viewing opportunity has not ended,” he said. Highly sensitive cameras can often capture the display even farther south when it can’t be seen with the naked eye, said Murtagh, who noted the skies have to be clear to view the phenomenon. “We really haven’t had anything like this in several years,” said Bill Murtagh, program coordinator for the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo., part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The most recent such display “I wasn’t expecting it yesterday,” Edwards said, who described himself as a weather enthusiast, studying meteorology and journalism in college.

Aurora Borealis shined over Northern California Thursday, a rare occurrence that doesn't happen often. Could it happen again?

“That interaction ends up triggering the Aurora.” The colors are a result of solar flares and coronal mass ejections that erupt out from the sun. Eruptions from the Sun impact Earth a couple of days later, which result in the Northern Lights. - Timing is important. There is some chatter online of another possible Northern Lights sighting for Friday night. The beautiful light shows are “eruptions from the Sun, that then impact the Earth a couple days later,” Murtagh said.

After Thursday night's show across Minnesota, some of us may get a chance to see the northern lights again Friday night, especially in northern Minnesota.

Saturday and Sunday. Highs in the 40s are expected Saturday afternoon from eastern Minnesota into Wisconsin, with mainly 30s elsewhere: and 4:39 p.m. Most of the northern half of Minnesota reported snow depths of 18 inches or higher this week, with snow depths of 30 inches or higher in much of northeastern Minnesota. Twin Cities metro area snow depths vary from 12 inches or higher in the north metro to around 4 inches in parts of the southwest metro. The chance of seeing northern lights Friday night appears to be higher in northern Minnesota than southern Minnesota.

The aurora borealis -- the 'northern lights' -- don't shimmer their way south into the High Desert all that often, but they put on a vivid display for many ...

A powerful geomagnetic storm helped to make the colorful aurora visible in places like North Carolina and Arizona on Thursday night.

Typically, anywhere from 50 to 100 storms of this magnitude may occur over an 11-year solar cycle, and they become more likely as the end of the cycle nears in 2025. The colors seen in the sky are dictated by where in the atmosphere the oxygen and nitrogen hit, Dr. As it turned out, he said, there had been two ejections that got closer to Earth, helping to “give it an extra kick to the Earth” when the electrons reached the magnetic field. “It was a joyful moment to see it with the Blue Ridge Mountains and my familiar home environment in the background, where you would never expect to see something like that.” The energy comes from a [coronal mass ejection](https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/coronal-mass-ejections), a large expulsion of plasma from the sun, which causes the magnetic field around Earth to shake. The colorful streaks in the sky, also known as the northern lights, are often visible from places like Alaska, Canada and Iceland.

An aurora Borealis was observed in northern sections of the U.S. late Thursday after the Space Weather Prediction Center issued a geomagnetic storm watch for ...

The watch was prompted due to a coronal hole high-speed stream. The watch is in effect through Saturday but is expected to peak on Friday. An aurora Borealis was observed in northern sections of the U.S.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a Severe Geomagnetic Storm Alert for most of the northern half of the US.

According to the National Weather Service, this means that the Northern Lights may possibly be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California. Exactly how far into Northern California the aurora borealis may be seen is unclear. NOAA: Severe geomagnetic storm means Northern Lights may be seen as far south as NorCal

The clear skies gave the perfect photo op to capture the Northern Lights in all its glory.

"I've never seen the Northern Lights and I was super excited." Some photographers, like Carson Lennon, were just lucky enough to be in the right place, at the right time. "…I was about waist-deep in snow trying to get to the perfect spots. "They looked like flames from a campfire where they were moving and dancing." "But it was worth it." He made the adventurous move up north after hearing there'd be perfect skies to capture the Northern Lights.

An unusually strong solar storm led to a brilliant display of the aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights. Advertisement. A Pacific Gas & Electric Co ...

The dancing waves of light will likely be seen in parts of the Midwest Friday night, but Chicago likely won't be one of them.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses to determine the severity of space weather events. Just to our north, residents in Minnesota and Wisconsin had the opportunity to see the breathtaking illumination and will likely again Friday night. According to NBC 5 Storm Team meteorologists, our region likely won't see the lights due to existing cloud cover.

(FOX 9) - Becky Stromeier has been chasing the Aurora Borealis for the last three years, but Thursday night, she says she witnessed the most spectacular ...

"It was an out of this world experience. It's like everybody in the whole state could see it," said Strohmeier, who started the "It's just a fun chase and you get a beautiful reward at the end.

Over the next two to four years, we could see this a few more times as south as Arizona.

That meant it had to happen at night, with people awake, with no cloud coverage, and with less moonlight for Arizonans to see them. “I thought there’s no way that there’s like a possibility that we’d be able to see them this far south,” said Snider. “The bigger the magnetic disturbance, the more that oval essentially spreads out and extends further south. He captured a sight you’d never likely see- the northern lights behind cacti. Meanwhile, on the ground, a storm chaser and photographer, John Sirlin, drove just north of Saguaro Lake and stood on a hill. Some were lucky enough to catch the colors on camera, so how could we see this incredible sight so far south?

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The aurora is formed from interactions between the solar wind from the sun and Earth's magnetosphere. When these solar winds increase in speed and the ...

[Click here to view the aurora dashboard.](https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/aurora-dashboard-experimental) [The Space Weather Prediction Cente](https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/aurora-tutorial)r states that these coronal holes can happen at any time, allowing the Northern Lights to show off its colors and shapes. [ aurora borealis](https://www.nasa.gov/aurora), the scientific term for the Northern Lights. The light show was made possible due to a coronal hole(s) on the sun.

People in Western North Carolina got to witness a beautiful sky Thursday night. Meteorology student Evan Fisher took the picture below of the Northern ...

The northern lights were on full display Thursday night due to an increase in atmospheric activity that caused them to be seen further south than usual.

It's just incredible to see it." "I don't even know how to explain it. The nature photographer had seen the northern lights before, but Thursday's display was the most vibrant he had experienced. He suggested this would mean increased frequency of these northern lights events in more southern areas. "I have been wanting to see them for a long time," said Krishna. Krishna was just one WBZ-TV viewer who captured photos of the lights.