Archive for the 'Northern Lights' Category

Northern Lights display could come alive tonight thanks to solar flare

For Seattle-area residents hoping to catch a glimpse or two of the northern lights today, your opportunities will be slim to none, according to the National Weather Service. Increasing clouds and a cold front are set to hit the region tonight, So far, we're not hearing of any problems with today's solar storms, but we [...]

Solar storm lights up northern skies

Before you die, go "North To Alaska" in the fall or winter and see the Northern Lights. Easily one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. Posted by dg | March 7, 2012 3:11 PM. The article says 1am EST Thursday, which is By Andy Rathbun A geomagnetic storm was expected to hit the [...]

Northern lights take unusual trip down south

Sky watchers around Michigan and farther south, were treated to a spectacularly vivid show of the northern lights, or aurora borealis, over much of the state Monday night. Emissions of solar plasma from the sun started hitting the earth at about 2 pm, WICHITA—Patrick and Andrea Smith had just put their two boys to bed [...]

Rare Northern Lights Paint Skies Deep-Red Across North America

People across the country reported seeing strange lights in the sky last night. A resident in Martinsburg, West Virginia, took the photo above – of an aurora borealis, also called the Northern Lights. Residents closer by in Potomac, Maryland also by BRAD PANOVICH / NewsChannel 36 Staff We welcome your comments on this story's topic. [...]

If skies cooperate in evening, we could see Northern Lights

While Northern Lights as far south as Baltimore are no certain thing, observers in the more northerly states have a good chance of witnessing a sky show on Friday night. Joe Kunches of the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Playing at Northern Lights on Wednesday night, they fired things up immediately with “All I Ever Wanted” [...]