Western Massachusetts gets a glimpse of brilliant Northern Lights show
GOSHEN - A severe geomagnetic storm brought out the aurora borealis overnight in much of the country - and even parts of Massachusetts got a look at the northern lights.
Most of New England was unfortunately overcast Sunday night into Monday morning, but Tony Rodriguez said a "lucky break" in the clouds allowed him to capture the dazzling colors over Lower Highland Lake in Goshen.
A timelapse video of last night's #aurora, as seen from Goshen, MA.@TamithaSkov @DHTheWeatherNut @spacewxwatch @wbz pic.twitter.com/F1AVGlAME4
— Tony Rodriguez (@Tony_Rod) April 24, 2023
The northern lights are caused when solar energy from the sun collides with the Earth's magnetic field. The solar storm was rated a G4 on a scale that goes up to G5.
NOAA said that the public should not expect adverse impacts from the severe storm, but it can pose a risk of "possible widespread voltage control problems" to the power grid.
The aurora borealis was also seen in Massachusetts one month ago during a similar solar storm.