The beautiful pink, inexperienced and purple hue, referred to as the northern lights, has been illuminating Florida’s night time skies this week.
The northern lights, largely solely detectable by a digital camera lens, returned to Florida and components of the USA on Thursday, Oct. 10. The final time the uncommon occasion was seen on this a part of the nation was in Might 2024.
What induced the phenomenon? A uncommon geomagnetic storm despatched a barrage of coronal mass ejections from the solar that induced the lights to be visible as far south as the Sunshine State. The uncommon occasion could also be seen once more on Friday night time, Oct. 11.
Check out the colourful skies captured all through the nation on Oct. 10.
Northern lights seen in Florida
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Posted by Steve Weagle on Thursday, October 10, 2024
Aurora borealis, or northern lights seen round the USA
What’s the aurora borealis, or northern lights?
The aurora, or northern lights, are colourful curtains that shimmer within the night time sky when charged particles from the solar come hurtling at Earth’s environment. When the particles hit atoms within the environment, it causes reactions of their nuclei of the atoms and the encompassing electrons, which produces the sunshine. Earth’s magnetic area directs the particles towards its poles, the place the northern and southern lights might be seen.
Will the northern lights be seen Friday night time, Oct. 11?
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center issued a uncommon G4 geomagnetic storm look ahead to Thursday, Oct. 10 and Friday, Oct. 11.
Ideas for viewing the northern lights
“Exit at night time,” NOAA mentioned. “And get away from metropolis lights.”
The very best aurora is normally inside an hour or two of midnight (between 10 p.m. and a pair of a.m. in Palm Seaside County). These hours can broaden towards night and morning as the extent of geomagnetic exercise will increase.
Did you seize northern lights in Florida?
We’d like to share your photographs or movies. Please inform us the placement the place you seize the aurora borealis and ship to Laura Lordi at llordi@pbpost.com.
Laura Lordi is Digital Editor at The Palm Beach Post, a part of the USA TODAY Florida Community. You’ll be able to attain her at llordi@pbpost.com.
This text initially appeared on Palm Seaside Put up: Northern lights tonight possible in Florida, United States October 11
