Aurora Borealis Lighting Up Night Sky All Week Due To Severe Solar Storm
(CBS SF) -- A second strong solar storm this week is predicted to slam Earth Wednesday, causing fluctuations in the power grid and GPS while sparking bright auroras across the world.
According to SpaceWeather.com, a "coronal mass ejection" erupted Monday and is expected to hit the Earth with electromagnetic radiation starting Wednesday at about 10 p.m. PDT and until Thursday.
At the same time, a geomagnetic storm that began Monday continues to rage on at severe levels, pushing glowing polar auroras to places where most people can easily see them.
NOAA forecasters said the Northern Lights may be able to be seen Tuesday night as far south as Nebraska and Indiana. But the second solar storm could continue dazzling skywatchers in both Northern and Southern hemispheres until Thursday night.
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Here are some of photos of Tuesday night's auroras, starting with this shot taken NASA astronaut Scott Kelly from the International Space Station.
Wisconsin:
The Aurora Borealis may drift as far south as Iowa and Penn. tonight, as a severe solar storm continues to hit Eart… pic.twitter.com/SYYcrkOgAb
— Hombre GQ (@HombreGQ) June 23, 2015
Massachusetts:
Another one from last night! The starry heavens were putting on quite the show. #milkyway #aurora #adventure pic.twitter.com/IBv4wFnqKa
— Geoff B (@zerogguy) June 23, 2015
Colorado:
Aurora Borealis in Colorado. pic.twitter.com/quGYfmJNPS
— kassandra (@kamterbeek) June 23, 2015
Iowa:
Not a bad little aurora show early this morning near Woodbine, IA #nothernlights #iawx #natureisamazing pic.twitter.com/2D9rBJqyUG
— Kevin Franz (@KevFstop) June 23, 2015
New York:
'Aurora Borealis' Northern Lights seen from Long Island: http://t.co/wPDy7J2CcA pic.twitter.com/7dj61IDnuv
— Long-Island-Portal (@LawngIsland) June 23, 2015
Georgia:
Ireland:
MT @EverydayWow
— #StormHour (@StormHour) June 23, 2015
Awesome #aurora over Kinbane Castle, Northern Ireland. http://t.co/SevJjCcg9o http://t.co/p8WlNx5OG4 pic.twitter.com/EwoubGOIKk
Aurora over Clare Island lighthouse at 00:55 this morning. @Aurora_ireland pic.twitter.com/LB35v7pu8R
— Kelvin Gillmor (@kelvingillmor) June 23, 2015
Australia:
[#VIDEO] La majestuosa aurora austral sorprende en los cielo nocturno australianohttp://t.co/YI8XVeI5cB pic.twitter.com/EGRmqExQdE
— Gianni Gomara (@GianniArtistico) June 23, 2015
Canada:
A spectacular solar storm showing the Aurora Borealis seen from Acadia Beach, BC, Canada. [… http://t.co/8KkYYoFtlg pic.twitter.com/QKT7JfxRY4
— Skylovers United (@SkyLoversUnited) June 23, 2015
22 juin 2015, #Drummondville Québec, Canada #Aurora #Aurore #Auroraborealis #Auroresboréales #Photographie pic.twitter.com/UeMM4Ectp6
— F.Photographies (@_FPhotographies) June 23, 2015
Banff_Squirrel: Aurora yoga, 2am, Peyto Lake.
— Lake Fun (@Lake_Fun) June 23, 2015
Via the extraordinary PaulZizkaPhoto!#mybanff #ExploreCanada pic.twitter.com/6HoHm7PLy3 …
Aurora in Solstice Twilight: Alberta, Canada https://t.co/DnIS3b5tOy pic.twitter.com/IcXPA4JCDV
— citr0 (@coccinelle1256) June 23, 2015
Norway:
"Aurora borealis seen from Norway http://t.co/yeklvxFmae"
— freelife (@pariscity75) June 23, 2015
Space Station
Flying Over An Aurora via NASA http://t.co/ONjaYpxgid pic.twitter.com/5uKOV1vaZe.....
— ROOKCAM (@hansANDhans) June 23, 2015