The latest solar storm has triggered northern lights farther south than normal including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York Cit
The Northern Lights , also known as the Aurora Borealis, are seen in the sky near Knaresborough, England, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. y. There were no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications from Thursday's storm. Friday forecast shows continued higher-than-normal activity, but the chances for another overnight show are slim farther south of Canada and the northern Plains states. The sun is near the peak of its current 11-year cycle, sparking all the recent solar activity .
"It was a pretty extensive display yet again," said Shawn Dahl, a space weather forecaster at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center. He said the center has gotten reports of northern lights sightings as far south as New Mexico. "It's been a wonderful year."NOAA issued a severe geomagnetic storm alert on Wednesday after after an outburst from the sun was detected earlier in the week.
The Earth's magnetic field shields us from much of it, but particles can travel down the magnetic field lines along the north and south poles and into Earth's atmosphere. Dahl said this storm generated a particularly vibrant display when it hit because the orientation of the storm's magnetism lined up well with the Earth's. "We stayed well connected," he said.Solar activity increases and decreases in a cycle that last about 11 years, astronomers say. The sun appears to be near the peak of that cycle, known as a solar maximum.
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