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A geomagnetic storm causes the auroral ovals (north and south) to expand, bringing the aurora to lower latitudes. On rare occasions, the aurora borealis can be seen as far south as the Mediterranean and the southern states of the US while the aurora australis can be seen as far north as New Caledonia and the Pilbara region in Western Australia.
Aurora borealis, often referred to as the northern lights, has been appearing more often and in a wider range of visibility as of late. In fact, during April 2023, vibrant auroras were seen as far ...
A rare southern display of the aurora borealis or 'northern lights' colors the sky over a farm field just north of Stedman, North Carolina on the evening of Friday, May 10, 2024. The bright object ...
In North America, aurorae were seen across the United States as far south as the Florida Keys, [24] [25] [26] as well as from the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, [27] The Bahamas, [28] Jamaica, [29] [30] and Puerto Rico. [31] [32] The aurora was also seen in Hawaii. [33] Aurorae were seen across Europe from as far south as Portugal, [34] Spain ...
The aurora borealis was visible as far south as Florida on Thursday. Photos show the sky lit up in red and purple, even in some brightly-lit areas like New York City and Chicago .
What causes aurora borealis? The northern lights were visible over Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on May 10, 2024, as captured in this photo by Jen Blake Fraser.
Lunar corona A solar corona up Beinn Mhòr (South Uist). In meteorology, a corona (plural coronae) is an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of sunlight or moonlight (or, occasionally, bright starlight or planetlight) [1] by individual small water droplets and sometimes tiny ice crystals of a cloud or on a foggy glass surface.
The map illustrates the predicted intensity of the aurora borealis over North America with a line showing how far south the lights could be seen on the northern horizon.