Solar storm hits Earth - Spectacular auroras over Europe

Amazing photos last night
Auroras still possible tonight

Wooden walkway at night under red and green auroras. Starry sky over an open landscape.

Green and red auroras over a German city at night. City lights visible on the horizon.

Red and green aurora borealis over houses and a tree. Night sky with clearly visible stars.

Red auroras in the night sky above a dark landscape. Horizon with forest silhouette and faint stars.

Green and red auroras over a snow-covered landscape in Austria. Starry sky with a glowing horizon.

Red and green aurora borealis over the snow-covered Alps at night.

Green and red aurora borealis over houses at night. Residential area in Czechia.

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The northern lights shine particularly brightly on the German Baltic Sea coast.

A powerful solar storm hit Earth late Sunday night into early this morning, producing auroras in many parts of Europe and Canada. The dancing lights in the sky were seen as far south as the European Alps.

There were only a few reports of auroras in the extreme northern reaches of the contiguous 48 states and across Alaska. However, the geomagnetic storm that produced the aurora show across Europe is forecast to continue tonight.

The WeatherRadar shows a clear sky across much of the East, South and West tonight. Snow could block any potential aurora viewing across the northern Plains.

Dennis Oswald

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