Summary of auroras seen in various countries including Japan, the United States, Italy, and Mexico due to the largest solar flare explosion
Solar activity, which has
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A solar flare photographed by NASA's solar observation satellite, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, on May 10, 2024. This flare is classified as an X3.9 class flare, making it the largest solar flare ever observed.
The aurora is a phenomenon that occurs when plasma particles emitted from the sun collide with the upper atmosphere and emit light. Basically, they can only be seen in high latitude regions such as the Arctic and Antarctic, but due to the influence of a large solar flare, the aurora can now be observed in relatively low latitude regions as well.
Below is a time-lapse movie of the sky above Mount Grossglockner in Austria. You can clearly see how the sky is enveloped in red light.
Aurora over Grossglockner in Austria 2024-05-10 - YouTube
Netherlands
What happened last night is something that I thought was only a dream. The strongest aurora ever, above the Dutch windmills. I still can't believe this was real. Captured after midnight in The Netherlands. pic.twitter.com/eXyyRe3JW8
— Albert Dros (@albertdrosphoto) May 11, 2024
Germany
Good Morning
— Kilian Schönberger (@Schoenberger_K) May 11, 2024
After a wild night with aurora borealis even in the Alps it's time to get some sleep. Intense aurora reflected in Lake Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany. #auroraborealis #polarlichter #nordlicht pic.twitter.com/LfqTqGFjXd
Tuscany, Italy
Another shot from my night in Tuscany, this time over a large field of red wildflowers pic.twitter.com/vmsFLizi1M
— Shane Ware (@shanew21) May 12, 2024
Tasmania, Australia
Absolutely biblical skies in Tasmania at 4am this morning. I'm leaving today and knew I could not pass up this opportunity for such a large solar storm. Here's the image. I actually had to de-saturate the colours. Clouds glowing red. Insane. Shot on Nikon. Rt appreciated pic.twitter.com/210hlkmoeg
— Sean O'Riordan (@seanorphoto) May 10, 2024
San Francisco, USA. The Golden Gate Bridge is pictured in the lower left.
Aurora Borealis by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) May 11, 2024
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A time-lapse video taken in Stuart, Virginia, USA.
05-11-2024 Stuart, Virginia - Aurora timelapse and Milky Way - YouTube
The Aurora Borealis photographed from an airplane flying over London, England.
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— Joseph Alsousou (@JosephAlsousou) May 11, 2024
The Solar geomagnatic storm triggered Northern Lights over the UK as we flew over London at midnight on Friday #solarstorm #Auroraborealis #aurora … pic.twitter.com/F4DoFsM0Cd
A time-lapse photo of the Aurora Borealis over France.
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— Mathieu Rivrin - Photographies (@mathieurivrin) May 11, 2024
Timelapse of a day - Mont Saint-Michel - From 10 to 11 March 2024
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Apparently the Aurora Borealis was spotted in Mexico too.
A nice photo of the aurora borealis this morning in Sonora, Mexico! ???????? pic.twitter.com/KN9NoeQQT8
— Gringo Guerrilla (@GringoGuerrilla) May 11, 2024
Aurora photographed in Horokanai Town, Hokkaido.
The aurora photographed with a single - lens reflex camera looked red even to the naked eye . #aurora #Hokkaido #Japan pic.twitter.com/F1GvSh5bDg
— kuma284 (@kuma2841) May 11, 2024
There have also been reports of the aurora being photographed in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
I was able to capture the aurora from the Obiki No Hana Observatory in Kami Town!
— Hyogo Prefecture Kami Town Tourism and Commerce Division [Official] ????Kasumi ????Muraoka ????Ojiro (@kami_kankou) May 11, 2024
A slight red colour was visible to the naked eye!
The forecast says it may become cloudy and become obscured soon.
If you have a camera, please try taking pictures of the northern sky. #KamiTown #Aurora #ObikiNoHanaObservatorypic.twitter.com/ PLQw6H6G7i
This is a low-latitude aurora photographed from the Inagawa Astronomical Observatory in Inagawa Town, Hyogo Prefecture!
— Hoshitarou (@hoshi_astro) May 11, 2024
Beyond the clouds, only the low northern sky was a faint reddish purple. I think the first 15 seconds are the easiest to understand.
At the beginning, I noticed that the sky was a different color than usual, so much so that people around me were talking about how the sky looked vaguely redder than usual. #AuroraCitizenpic.twitter.com /q9cvD1Ogrx
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