Why have the northern lights been so visible? An expert explains
The northern lights have been very active in 2024. An expert explains why it could continue for months to come.
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The northern lights have been very active in 2024. An expert explains why it could continue for months to come.
The northern lights are expected to be visible again Friday night and night mode on your camera can help capture the colorful auroras. Here's how to turn it on and see them.
The marvel of magenta, green and purple lights painted the New England skies Thursday night.
WBZ-TV's Tammy Mutasa spoke with people in Boxford who were amazed to see the northern lights.
The northern lights were visible across Massachusetts on October 10.
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It's now unlikely that there will be any sightings of the northern lights Friday night in Massachusetts.
Takako Moriguchi and Rick Domann woke up at 1 a.m. to head to Rockport where they captured a photo of the Perseid meteor shower and the northern lights.
WBZ's Eric Fisher reports.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
The forecasted conditions come after a weekend of jaw-dropping northern lights seen as far south as Florida and as "magnetically complex" sunspots bigger than Earth continue to emit solar flares.
The northern lights were very active late Friday into Saturday morning in parts of New England.
The northern lights were very active late Friday into Saturday morning in parts of New England.
Auroras were visible in New England because of a geomagnetic storm. WBZ-TV's Eric Fisher and Juli McDonald have more.
A massive sunspot is causing a geomagnetic storm in space. WBZ TV's Laura Haefeli reports.
It is an almost certainty that the northern lights will be very active overnight Friday through early Saturday.
A massive sunspot on the sun could make the northern lights visible to millions.
A massive sunspot pointed toward Earth could bring the northern lights to your backyard.
The solar flare is likely the most powerful since 2017.
There's a chance parts of New England could see the aurora borealis.
The forecast for the aurora borealis has changed.
The aurora borealis could be seen around the world, including in Western Massachusetts.
The northern lights were on full display Thursday night due to an increase in atmospheric activity that caused them to be seen further south than usual.
The northern lights were on full display Thursday night due to an increase in atmospheric activity that caused them to be seen further south than usual. WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt reports.
The aurora borealis could be seen in western Massachusetts during a severe geomagnetic storm.
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