The Aurora Borealis was visible across multiple states in the US, including Washington, North Carolina, Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Connecticut on Thursday. Most of the places witnessed the night sky turn reddish pink, while in some places a mixture of green and red lights were observed. Here are some of the photos of the geomagnetic storm shared on social media.Here are the photos and the aurora borealis over Lewes, Delaware:
Here are the northern lights from Tumbull, Connecticut:Aurora Borealis over Lewes, Delaware#aurora #AuroraBorealis pic.twitter.com/4Q4ojkyMVQ
— Christian Schaffer (@schaffer_tv) October 10, 2024
Here are some photos of the northern lights from Lake Murray, South Carolina:To give an idea of how bright the #aurora was, this is the same patch of sky, almost an hour apart. #auroraborealis #OnceInALifetime #TrumbullCT
— mchesner (@mchesner) October 11, 2024
(Tag: @gilsimmons ) pic.twitter.com/hr4f21Gh14
Northern lights seen over the Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania:So far, May 10th beats this by a mile or two at my location, but it truly is unbelievable that somehow I’ve managed to see the Northern lights twice in one year in South Carolina.
— Mitch West (@SCweather_wx) October 11, 2024
📍Lake Murray, SC pic.twitter.com/JrvElC4QTY
Northen Lights from Tioga Center, New York:WOW! The Northern Lights above the Raceway! 🤩🏁#Aurora | #AuroraBorealis |#NorthernLights | #PoconoMtns pic.twitter.com/cagGeSIXWa
— Pocono Raceway (@PoconoRaceway) October 11, 2024
From Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet:WOW! Amazing northern lights seen tonight from Tioga Center, New York. Photo courtesy of Dakota Forsyth. #Aurora #NorthernLights pic.twitter.com/gaHuYtJMIS
— Mark Tarello (@mark_tarello) October 11, 2024
From the Cape May Courthouse in Delaware Bay:Holy smokes! The northern lights are visible from Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet! 📸 Jana Wilson. #scwx #ncwx #aurora pic.twitter.com/bTmQHY3Ows
— Ed Piotrowski (@EdPiotrowski) October 10, 2024
This is the second time a geomagnetic storm has hit the United States this year, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issuing a 'severe' geomagnetic storm forecast. The 'coronal mass ejection' - or an eruption of solar materials, as the NOAA explained, caused this rare Grade 4 geomagnetic storm Thursday. Despite the dazzling green, red and pink hues that mesmerized viewers from the Earth, it posed a severe threat to satellite and GPS infrastructure launched in space, the NOAA said.Aurora over the Delaware Bay, Cape May Court House @phillywx pic.twitter.com/KSIIcV4fVh
— Austin Rochford (@AustinRochford) October 11, 2024