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Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere
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Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere
![Owen Humphreys The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, glow on the horizon at St. Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay on the North East coast, England, Friday, May 10, 2024. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ac53182ad30b4961a8d0bb2b3b25210a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, glow on the horizon at St. Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay on the North East coast, England, Friday, May 10, 2024. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
![Mark Vancleave The northern lights glow in the sky over St. Croix State Forest near Markville, Minn., late Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/daf3cac83c69475a8b4c5b6c63ac4a92/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The northern lights glow in the sky over St. Croix State Forest near Markville, Minn., late Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
![Uncredited This image provided by NASA shows a solar flare, as seen in the bright flash in the lower right, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 9, 2024. A severe geomagnetic storm watch has been issued for Earth starting Friday and lasting all weekend _ the first in nearly 20 years. (NASA/SDO via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/647cbdd5085c45dba38e8682cd5bc97b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
This image provided by NASA shows a solar flare, as seen in the bright flash in the lower right, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 9, 2024. A severe geomagnetic storm watch has been issued for Earth starting Friday and lasting all weekend _ the first in nearly 20 years. (NASA/SDO via AP)
![Charlie Riedel The crescent moon sets below the northern lights Saturday, May 11, 2024, near Skidmore, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d180915708194936bcf783560c722186/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The crescent moon sets below the northern lights Saturday, May 11, 2024, near Skidmore, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
![Lando Hass Northern lights appear in the night sky over the Pferdskopf near Treisberg in the Hochtaunus district of Hesse, Germany, early Saturday, May 11, 2024. (Lando Hass/dpa via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/896ee664226546ebbd848d2c738ce3d8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Northern lights appear in the night sky over the Pferdskopf near Treisberg in the Hochtaunus district of Hesse, Germany, early Saturday, May 11, 2024. (Lando Hass/dpa via AP)
![Robert F. Bukaty The northern lights flare in the sky over a farmhouse, late Friday, May 10, 2024, in Brunswick, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b1f63f255f1544eeb0138d482b877424/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The northern lights flare in the sky over a farmhouse, late Friday, May 10, 2024, in Brunswick, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
![Matthias Bein Northern lights appear in the night sky above the Brocken early Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Schierke, northern Germany. (Matthias Bein/dpa via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/53e12868cca84b5e989b2a4a72484b91/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Northern lights appear in the night sky above the Brocken early Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Schierke, northern Germany. (Matthias Bein/dpa via AP)
![Laurent Gillieron Northern lights glow in the night sky above the village of Daillens, Switzerland, early Saturday, May 11, 2024. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1ed4a61f2c6c4635b7c09935bb6b4081/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Northern lights glow in the night sky above the village of Daillens, Switzerland, early Saturday, May 11, 2024. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
![Owen Caputo Sullivan Northern lights glow in the sky near Kroschel, Minn., late Friday, May 10, 2024. (Owen Caputo Sullivan via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e6e678fa70d147a9981d5fb29d9ff7a1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Northern lights glow in the sky near Kroschel, Minn., late Friday, May 10, 2024. (Owen Caputo Sullivan via AP)
![Caleb Jones Northern lights shine over Portsmouth, N.H., Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0005e94b4f6546038de2b61b14d1919f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Northern lights shine over Portsmouth, N.H., Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
![Caleb Jones The northern lights shine over Portsmouth, N.H., Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0ca96ef274e244a9b5216d4ad2a905f5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The northern lights shine over Portsmouth, N.H., Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
![Lando Hass Northern lights appear in the night sky over the Pferdskopf near Treisberg in the Hochtaunus district of Hesse, Germany, early Saturday, May 11, 2024. (Lando Hass/dpa via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b65628615c264121ae47d0c3c5cca96e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Northern lights appear in the night sky over the Pferdskopf near Treisberg in the Hochtaunus district of Hesse, Germany, early Saturday, May 11, 2024. (Lando Hass/dpa via AP)
![Charlie Riedel An old tombstone stands against the northern lights at a cemetery early Saturday, May 11, 2024, near Skidmore, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cd72b526aef743eaa654784333ee6ef2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
An old tombstone stands against the northern lights at a cemetery early Saturday, May 11, 2024, near Skidmore, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
![Mark Vancleave The northern lights glow in the sky over St. Croix State Forest near Markville, Minn., late Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dd1ef22bc2274ae8a84c65b35f19749b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The northern lights glow in the sky over St. Croix State Forest near Markville, Minn., late Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
![Valentin Gensch Northern lights appear over the Dreisamtal valley in the Black Forest near Freiburg, Germany, Friday evening, May 10, 2024. (Valentin Gensch/dpa via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8d75cd53a5154292bc6b72a0193faf71/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Northern lights appear over the Dreisamtal valley in the Black Forest near Freiburg, Germany, Friday evening, May 10, 2024. (Valentin Gensch/dpa via AP)
![Matthias Bein Northern lights appear in the night sky above the Brocken early Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Schierke, northern Germany. (Matthias Bein/dpa via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9226aaad9f9a432bb037dad935cda5f6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Northern lights appear in the night sky above the Brocken early Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Schierke, northern Germany. (Matthias Bein/dpa via AP)
![Valentin Gensch Northern lights appear over the Dreisamtal valley in the Black Forest near Freiburg, Germany, Friday evening, May 10, 2024. (Valentin Gensch/dpa via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b5bb956eef37400ca225404906088c17/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Northern lights appear over the Dreisamtal valley in the Black Forest near Freiburg, Germany, Friday evening, May 10, 2024. (Valentin Gensch/dpa via AP)
![Mark Vancleave The northern lights glow in the sky over St. Croix State Forest near Markville, Minn., late Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/14aee23ba74f429fb1284e2f17be7db3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The northern lights glow in the sky over St. Croix State Forest near Markville, Minn., late Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
![Mark Vancleave The northern lights glow in the sky over St. Croix State Forest near Markville, Minn., late Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1c0fb63df72046cfaefd5e8ee9229a51/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The northern lights glow in the sky over St. Croix State Forest near Markville, Minn., late Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
![Laurent Gillieron In this long exposure photograph, a car drives past and illuminates poplars as the northern lights glow in the night sky above the village of Daillens, Switzerland, early Saturday, May 11, 2024. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3e20f17a510e41b3871ec2960505458e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this long exposure photograph, a car drives past and illuminates poplars as the northern lights glow in the night sky above the village of Daillens, Switzerland, early Saturday, May 11, 2024. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
![Charlie Riedel Old tombstones stand against the northern lights at a cemetery early Saturday, May 11, 2024, near Skidmore, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2c48813ef2ce4718a3c00b50e8bc983c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Old tombstones stand against the northern lights at a cemetery early Saturday, May 11, 2024, near Skidmore, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)