Unusually strong solar storm made aurora borealis visible farther south than usual
Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies Thursday night and early Friday full of pinks, purples, greens, and blues farther south than normal, including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England, and New York City. "It was a pretty extensive display yet again," said Shawn Dahl, a space weather forecaster at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center, per the AP. He said the center has gotten reports of northern lights sightings as far south as New Mexico, noting, "It's been a wonderful year." There were no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications.