Big Solar Storm Means Chance to See Northern Lights in Pennsylvania

The forecast from the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks shows the areas that have the best chance of seeing northern lights high overhead in green and white. The solid green line shows how far south the northern lights might be able to be seen.

Forecast: Auroral activity will be high(++). Weather permitting, highly active auroral displays will be visible overhead from Inuvik, Yellowknife, Rankin and Igaluit, to Portland OR, Cheyenne, Lincoln, Springfield, and New York City, and visible low on the horizon as far south as Carson City, Oklahoma City, and Raleigh. SOURCE

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The Aurora Borealis Was Visible in New York City

June 22, 2015  What was essentially a perfect storm of solar-energy events, the Aurora Borealis was visible throughout much of the Northeast, with faint traces of the phenomenon in New York City and as far south as Texas. The cause was a severe geomagnetic storm, which hit 8 on a 9-point scale, and was the result of a multi-part solar explosion, as Slate meteorologist Eric Holthaus excitedly explained.

A collection of photos from different places in the United States where the Northern Lights were visible  READ MORE HERE

The Aurora Borealis From Space

September 7, 2015 Astronaut Scott Kelly shot timelapses of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis while aboard the International Space Station 250 miles above Earth.

Aurora borealis puts on dazzling show in Colorado sky

June 23, 2015 Aurora, Colorado - The northern lights are not always visible to the naked eye or seen in Colorado. But a geomagnetic storm ranked "severe" allowed for the colorful display that were the strongest in the state in more than a decade. READ MORE HERE

Polar Spirits (Outstanding Footage of the Northern Lights)

Ole Salomonsen has released the third (and easily the best) video in his Northern Lights series.

Whales Swimming Under The Northern Lights

Photographer Harald Albrigtsen experienced what many northern light-photographers can only dream of capturing a stunning view of whales swimming under the beautifully lit sky! Amazing!

Night of the Northern Lights

Stunning video of the Northern Lights! On 25th February 2014 Sun produced X4.9 flare which on 27th February caused G2 (KP 6) geomagnetic storm on Earth. It was the brightest aurora display during this solar maximum with auroral displays overhead in the far north of Scotland. This short movie illustrates what had been seen from latitude 58.3 degrees north.

Real Time Video of Aurora Borealis 27.08.2015