northern lights – Naturalist's Guide

Satellite Image of the Sun during a solar storm via NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory from Saturday, March 23, 2024

A geomagnetic storm from a solar flare may push northern lights into the United States and disrupt radio communications

Updated on March 25, 2024March 25, 2024

Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday, March 25, 2024. A Geomagnetic storm from a solar flare may push northern lights into the United states and disrupt radio communications. This is fairly normal and is no reason for concern. Aurora forecasters at the Geophysical Institute, weather permitting, highly active auroral displays …

The Northern Lights are created when the wind from the Sun hits the Earth’s magnetic field

Updated on May 18, 2024December 26, 2022

The sun’s solar wind is made of charged particles that interact with the Earth’s magnetic field. Eventually, particles collide with atoms and molecules in Earth’s atmosphere and create an interaction that provides the atoms with extra energy which is released as a burst of light.

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