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.

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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.