Photo of purple and green aurora borealis
Photo of the aurora borealis from the town lake

This past Friday, we got to witness an incredible light show outside. We’ve been seeing massive X-class solar flares from a massive sunspot complex the width of 17 Earths, and one even came with a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). All of this energy makes for amazing light shows, along with some high-frequency radio signal disruption.

On Friday, I went outside into our back yard to look north, and I saw a hazy light. I was pretty sure this was the Aurora Borealis, but I took a few photos while I waited for my eyes to adjust to the dark. Turns out, yes, it was the northern lights.

I decided to drive up north to see if I could get a better look. It started getting cloudy, so I turned back around. On a lark, I went to the lake in town and got to see an absolutely gorgeous show. I also chatted with another person who was there to watch the lights.

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