Northern Lights’ shimmering display captured in photos

The News Guy

3 months ago

The Northern Lights as viewed Thursday night in Errol, N.H.

Faint cloud cover and pockets of smoky haze couldn’t keep out the spectacular view of the shimmering Northern Lights across the New England night sky Thursday.

Many night owls shared their striking images of the aurora borealis on social media, capturing the dancing display of colorful pink, purple, green and orange hues, mainly from New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, although the aurora was visible as far south as Massachusetts. A relatively strong K6 geomagnetic storm caused the Northern Lights to spread farther south than usual last night and into the overnight hours.

Although cloud cover and upper-level smoky haze from western wildfires were forecast to potentially block out the view, both were relatively isolated, allowing for some great glimpses of the aurora light show.

The chances of New Englanders seeing the Northern Lights this weekend, however, are rather slim due to a weakened geomagnetic storm moving the viewing line more north to the Canadian-US border.

In the meantime, check out these stunning photos:

The Northern Lights as viewed Thursday night in Errol, N.H.Ashleigh RyanThe Northern Lights as seen from Jericho, Vt., around 10 p.m. Thursday.Jen JarvisThe aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, as viewed in Errol, N.H., around 10 p.m., Thursday.Ashleigh RyanThe aurora borealis last night as viewed in Jericho in northern Vermont.Jen JarvisThe Northern Lights as viewed in Shutesbury, Mass., near Amherst Thursday night.Janice RowanA shot of the Northern Lights as seen in Scituate, Mass., Thursday night.Ann-Marie RolloA different view of the Northern Lights as seen from the Lower Highland Lake Dam in Goshen in Western Mass., Thursday night.Stefan MatuskoColorful lights from the aurora borealis through the night sky as seen in Goshen, Mass., Thursday night.Stefan MatuskoFlares of the Northern Lights color the sky just after midnight Friday as viewed from a mountaintop in Chatham, N.H. Robert F. Bukaty/Associated PressThe moon shines over people parked at a scenic overlook to watch for aurora borealis in Alton Bay, N.H., as Canada and northern U.S. cities experienced moderate solar storms Thursday.Caleb Jones/Associated Press