On the night of October 10, 2024, a geomagnetic storm brought the aurora borealis much further south than it normally sits.
Folks as far down as Florida reported being able to see a natural light show in the sky, so we went around social media to pick out the best examples of the northern lights here in the US. Heck, we even went out into the wild late last night to take a picture of our own.
Aurora borealis around the United States
Another stunning #aurora timelapse, this time from Temperance, #Michigan.
🎥: Ryan Laytart
— Meteorologist Dan Smith (@dansmithweather.bsky.social) October 8, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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#Aurora from Snelling,CA tonight! Visible with my iPhone and barely with my eyes.
— Laura Hollister (@xenolith.bsky.social) October 11, 2024 at 1:03 AM
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Currently underway in the Bay Area!!!
#AuroraBorealis #Aurora 🧪 🔭
— Lyndie Chiou (@lyndie.bsky.social) October 11, 2024 at 1:29 AM
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Oh, send me up to the spirit in the sky.
#northernlights #Minnesota
— Benjamin Percy (@benjaminpercy.bsky.social) October 10, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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Holy smokes this is insane 😮 @_SpaceWeather_
— The Storm Chasing Guy (@JonTheStormGuy) October 11, 2024
18 miles north of Dalhart #texas #aurora #northernlights #spaceweather #wxtwitter pic.twitter.com/CnLPqqbtP1
Southwest of Columbus, OH#northernlights #aurora #Auroraborealis pic.twitter.com/DN9ALu1HhA
— davis_wx (@davis_wx) October 11, 2024
I'll never forget this experience!! The northern lights are beyond any words and imagination! Nature is HER!! #northernlights #Chicago #aurora #ilwx pic.twitter.com/WqDb09LCJK
— Road to Highway Express (@Suhaiwei) October 11, 2024
Never have I ever seen the #aurora so clearly in Boston. Wish I was somewhere rural at the moment, but man this is awesome#aurora #noorderlicht pic.twitter.com/p9ixqzIT0M
— LOKESH MEENA (@Lokeshbonli) October 11, 2024
A few of my favorite Northern Lights photos from Washington DC tonight. They are still active but have dimmed a little.#northernlights #AuroraBorealis #Aurora pic.twitter.com/RtobPZ44MW
— Jonah Bryson (@JonahLBryson) October 11, 2024
Let’s go!#northernlights #aurora #puremichigan pic.twitter.com/eSEynVTLQR
— Av4nt (@Av4nt_) October 11, 2024
Hunter taking in the view of the #NorthernLights in Rutland, Massachusetts!
— Tevin Wooten (@TevinWooten) October 11, 2024
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This evening, for the second time this year, the #northernlights made a rare appearance in Key Largo, Florida. It's uncommon to see the aurora this far south. These photos were captured at Latitude 25°6′24″N#Auroraborealis pic.twitter.com/nd5w1wADpR
— Dalpatsingh (Hindu) (@Dalpatsing27298) October 11, 2024
AURORA TIMELAPSE over Bug Light. Towards the end you can see a huge cruise ship, the Celebrity Eclipse, leaving Portland. They're going to have an incredible night at sea. #aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights @CelebrityCruise pic.twitter.com/yvk7pktPKF
— Rob Wright Images 🌻 (@RobWrightImages) October 11, 2024
Far from the most spectacular photos on here tonight, but the view from Northern Virginia. I wasn't convinced I was seeing anything, until I checked the short video. #northernlights pic.twitter.com/5riHuxB7u1
— Martyn Williams (@martyn_williams) October 11, 2024
When I saw the auroral corona appearing overhead, I knew exactly where I wanted to run to capture it, to the base of the lighthouse so I could have it pointing right into it. #Maine #NorthernLights #Auroraborealis pic.twitter.com/7uqdfpp999
— Benjamin Williamson (@photographmaine) May 11, 2024
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[Image: Grant Brunner]
