Meteorologists predicted that an aurora brought on by this weekend’s photo voltaic geothermal storm could be seen throughout the US and throughout Europe as far south as northern California and Alabama, they usually weren’t flawed. They had been even seen in Southern California and Arizona and Florida they usually had been spectacular.
The primary photos I noticed on Friday night time had been of individuals from the UK and Australia.
Effectively….did not count on it tonight. Coloration me shocked.
Even higher was somebody enjoying “On the Air Tonight” actually loud. “I have been ready for this second all my life…”#Aurora #solar storm #northern light #SkinnersKitchen pic.twitter.com/n7tVnSHFHe
— Tippers (@talktotippers) May 10, 2024
Effectively….did not count on it tonight. Coloration me shocked.
Even higher was somebody enjoying “On the Air Tonight” actually loud. “I have been ready for this second all my life…”#Aurora #solar storm #northern light #SkinnersKitchen pic.twitter.com/n7tVnSHFHe
— Tippers (@talktotippers) May 10, 2024
tonight #Aurora inside #Melbourne#Australia #solar storm #southernlight #Victoria pic.twitter.com/Uw31hfiFdj
— Emma-Louise Cooper (@Emlcpeer) May 11, 2024
Completely biblical skies in Tasmania at 4am at this time. I used to be leaving at this time and knew I could not go up this chance for such an important photo voltaic storm. Right here is the picture. I truly needed to de-saturate the colours. The cloud is burning pink. loopy Shot on Nikon. RT appreciated pic.twitter.com/210hlkmoeg
— Sean O’Riordan (@seanorphoto) May 10, 2024
The present then moved to the East Coast of the US.
Unbelievable! I by no means thought I would see this…Aurora in South Florida!!! Lastly higher photos coming, this was a fast iPhone shot. #flwx #Aurora @NWSMiami @TweetAurora pic.twitter.com/NluiqoolNi
— Luke Culver (@LukeCulverWx) May 11, 2024
We normally see aurora lights illuminating icy harbors or snow-capped mountains. They appear very lovely behind palm bushes.
🤯 I by no means imagined in my life that I’d seize this! In all my years of aurora-chasing this appeared to be the final place I witnessed it. Northern Lights in Florida! 🇺🇸 #Aurora #solar storm pic.twitter.com/hYq9NKSNRL
— Tom Kerss FRAS (@tomkerss) May 11, 2024
This time-lapse video from the Sacramento space is beautiful.
Time interval #Aurora / #northern light Final night time over the Blue Canyon in Northern California! @Vincent_ledvina @abc7newsbayarea @kcranews pic.twitter.com/mKHzGe4Tei
— Absorbing Photons 🔭🌌 (@Brianfulda) May 11, 2024
There was an excessive amount of cloud cowl to see them at residence, however photographers who went excessive sufficient within the desert or within the mountains had been capable of get some nice views.
18 miles east of Palmdale, Southern California. #Aurora Borealis #Aurora #northern light #Southern #Pamdaleka #night sky pic.twitter.com/LPJ26pfSaR
— Mary Mody (@MaryMody1976) May 11, 2024
I am simply south of Barstow. @NWSVegas @NWSSsanDiego @NWSLosAngeles #solar storm #Auroraboreal pic.twitter.com/XB8h2FAHZu
— FirePhotoGirl (@FirePhotoGirl) May 11, 2024
#Aurora Lake Arrowhead Village Peninsula, San Bernardino Mountains, Southern California pic.twitter.com/lUIF5xx82U
— 🇺🇸𝕛𝕦𝕚𝕚𝕚𝕚𝕚𝕚𝕚𝕚𝕚𝕚.🇺🇸 (@DragonflyLady) May 11, 2024
A photo voltaic geothermal storm is underway, so perhaps
Good rationalization of what you noticed final night time…for us this far south, we see plenty of pink pink as a result of at our latitude, we see many of the highs. For individuals who had been curious we skilled one thing very distinctive and probably as soon as in a lifetime within the south… pic.twitter.com/Omq52fXDZp
— Dr. Marshall Shepherd (@DrShepherd2013) May 11, 2024
In case you miss it on Friday night time, you might have one other probability on Saturday, relying on the place you reside and the way a lot cloud cowl and light-weight air pollution there may be close by.
