The sky has been ablaze with the effects of a solar storm the past couple nights for skywatchers in many northern locations and even farther south than normal
The sky has been ablaze with the effects of a solar storm the past couple nights for skywatchers in many northern locations and even farther south than normal. The Northern Lights, also called aurora, were triggered by an extra dose of charged particles from the Sun.
John Chumack made this self-portrait from New Carlisle, Ohio, near Dayton. The dotted line in the image is an aircraft moving through the scene during a 58-second exposure.
Chumack made the picture Sunday at 7:28 p.m. local time.
"This shot was in the early evening, but I watched until 3:30 a.m.," Chumack said. "The amazing thing was how bright the green and red colors were at times. I watch pulsating waves of brighter green and purple lights ripple through the curtains almost randomly every second or so. It was very much alive after 2:00 a.m., live motion constantly."
Officials with the Space Environment Center say storming could continue tonight depending on when the effects of a solar eruption Sunday arrive.
Chumack has other sky and astronomy images available for sale on his web site.
-- Robert
Roy Britt
Credit: John Chumack
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