Northern lights sightings possible next few nights in DC region
- On Tuesday, Florida residents experienced the third aurora sighting in 2024 due to a powerful solar storm, with displays possibly lasting into early Wednesday.
- Coronal mass ejections from an active sunspot cluster interacted with Earth's magnetic field, producing auroras, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center.
- The Space Weather Prediction Center issued a G4 storm watch, warning of voltage, GPS and radio issues, while photographers and viewers should seek dark skies with peak viewing 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Florida residents posted photos of pink skylines from Marianna through Tallahassee to as far south as Orlando, and National Weather Service forecaster Wright Dobbs wrote on X that impacts were mostly limited to breathtaking skies.
- Forecasters warn several eruptions are expected to reach Earth's magnetic field over the next two nights, with the storm easing slightly by Wednesday but possibly staying elevated through midweek as auroras reach Texas, Alabama, Georgia and north Florida.
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Northern lights spotted in parts of The Wiregrass
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — A rare sight graced The Wiregrass skies Tuesday night: the Aurora Borealis (northern lights). Ashley and Brandi Andrews shared these photos with WDHN, depicting the beauty that danced across the Southern Alabama skies from Kinsey. The Aurora Borealis occur as a result of coronal mass ejections from the sun. These are [...]
Northern Lights Visible Throughout Indiana and Other Portions of the U.S.
NurPhoto STATEWIDE–A geomagnetic storm Tuesday night caused the northern lights to illuminate the skies across both Indiana and much of North America. The event was triggered by a coronal mass ejection from the sun earlier in the week. “We got many reports across central Indiana regarding the appearance of the northern lights,” said Jason Puma, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. Puma explained in further detail how …
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