Individuals go to St Mary’s lighthouse in Whitley Bay to see the aurora borealis, generally referred to as the northern lights, on Could 10, 2024 in Whitley Bay, England.
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A uncommon photo voltaic storm illuminated the night skies on Friday, with neon rays of magenta, inexperienced and blue beaming throughout a lot of the northern hemisphere.
Skywatchers gathered to witness and snap photographs of the aurora borealis, sometimes solely seen in excessive north latitudes. This time, nonetheless, it stretched as far south as Louisiana as a result of supercharge of some intense solar eruptions.
On Thursday, the Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued its first extreme geomagnetic storm warning since 2005, serving as a heads-up about Friday’s skylight present.
Here’s what the aurora regarded like around the globe:
Liverpool, England
The aurora borealis, also called the northern lights, glow on the horizon at One other Place by Anthony Gormley, Crosby Seashore, Liverpool , Merseyside.
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Edinburgh
The aurora borealis, also called the northern lights, above Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh.
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Finland
The Aurora Borealis, also called the Northern Lights illuminate the sky in Espoo, Finland on Could 10, 2024.
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Vienna
Northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night time sky over Vienna throughout a geomagnetic storm on Could 11, 2024.
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Slovenia
Northern lights mild up the skies over northwestern Slovenia. The aurora that stretched over whole Europe was brought on by an enormous geomagnetic storm hitting the Earth.
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Germany
Northern lights seem within the night time sky over the Pferdskopf close to Treisberg within the Hochtaunus district of Hesse.
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Austria
Northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night time sky over Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße, close to Zell am See, Austria throughout a geomagnetic storm on Could 11, 2024.
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Canada
The Aurora borealis, generally referred to as the northern lights, is seen on Could 11, 2024 in Manning Park, British Columbia, Canada. (Picture by Andrew Chin/Getty Pictures)
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Oregon
The Northern Lights are seen above the Columbia River Gorge from Chanticleer Level Lookout within the early morning hours of Could 11, 2024 in Latourell, Oregon.
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San Francisco
Northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night time sky alongside a freeway north of San Francisco in Middletown, California on Could 11, 2024.
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San Rafael, California
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky of San Francisco North Bay as seen from China Camp Seashore in San Rafael, California, United States on Could 11, 2024.
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