Tag: Northern Lights
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Photos: Stunning Northern Lights dance over Seattle — here are tips for catching the next one
The Northern Lights are a mesmerizing but infrequent occurrence at our latitude in Seattle. Stargazers got a treat Monday night if they were looking northwards, as a moderate G2 geomagnetic storm from the sun produced a solar flare that pushed the Aurora Borealis southwards to us. Unlike in the Arctic where the Aurora often fill…
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Aurora alert: Northern lights could flare in the sky … if clouds don’t block your view
Northern lights shine over Mount Adams in a Sept. 27 image. (MtAdams.tv via Brenda Turnbull) The chances of seeing the northern lights are higher for the next couple of nights, but Western Washington’s trademark fall weather could cloud things over. Literally. We’re talking about two types of weather here: The space weather side of the…
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Northern lights provide a glowing auroral sendoff to Seattle’s summer weather
Northern lights glow in a time-exposure photo that includes star trails. (NWS Seattle Photo via Twitter) Seattle’s final fling with hot weather featured a celestial fireworks show on Wednesday night, in the form of an auroral display that benefited from clear skies as well as a strong geomagnetic storm. The northern lights were pumped up…
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Red vs. green: Solar flares could power northern lights above our smoky skies
An extreme ultraviolet image of the sun, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, shows an X9.3 flare erupting at lower right. (NASA / Goddard / SDO Photo) The sun has been acting up this week, and normally that would produce auroral displays bright enough to see in Washington state. But this isn’t a normal week:…
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Webcams and night owls capture subtle photos of the ‘aurora that nearly got away’
The colors of the aurora glow above Mount Adams in a webcam photo. (MtAdams.tv Photo) You may not have been able to see the northern lights that arced over Western Washington and other northern regions of the U.S. early this morning, but your camera might have caught it. Space weather forecasters said there was a…
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Aurora alert: Solar storm heightens chances of seeing northern lights
The northern lights shine above Seattle’s Space Needle and Queen Anne Hill in a photo captured by Tim Durkan from West Seattle in May. (Tim Durkan Photo) What could make a summer weekend even more perfect? How about the northern lights? The chances of seeing auroral displays are better than usual tonight and Sunday night.…
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Northern lights, cameras, action: Night sky watchers capture dramatic aurora over Seattle
Photographer Tim Durkan’s image from West Seattle looking back at the city, with the Space Needle on the right, and the northern lights. (Tim Durkan Photo) The beautiful sunshine in Seattle on Saturday gave way to an equally awesome display in the night sky as the northern lights made a rare appearance over the city…
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Relive Seattle’s night of the northern lights with these spectacular pictures
Photographer Tim Durkan’s picture of the Seattle skyline features the northern lights as well as the Space Needle. (Credit: Tim Durkan) Seattle isn’t as much of a hot spot for the northern lights as, say, Alaska or Sweden – but this weekend, the Emerald City had its chance to bask in a green auroral glow. And…
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NASA posts gorgeous Aurora shots from International Space Station on Twitter
Photo Twitter/ NASA Happy morning after St. Patty’s Day! Are you hungover, a bit slow on the uptake? It’s OK. Sit back with your coffee and Advil and take in these shots, thanks to International Space Station astronauts and that geomagnetic storm that was kicking up havoc yesterday (no one was in danger or harmed):…