Dazzling northern lights display captured on video: Watch enchanting time-lapse footage
Time-lapse footage shared online captured the stunning phenomenon on June 1 across the United States from Dufur, Oregon, to San Antonio.
"A magnificent display of the aurora from last night!" a vacationer in Victor, Idaho, shared on X.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that 20 states were expected to witness the vibrant lights. The northern lights could be visible on the nights of Monday, June 2, and Tuesday, June 3, though the likelihood of seeing them in the mainland United States will be lower.
See map: Northern lights might be visible in several states tonight
Aurora borealis, commonly known as the northern lights, are colorful ribbons of light that weave across Earth's northern or southern polar regions, according to NASA.
Geomagnetic storms are caused by solar activity like solar flares or coronal mass ejections. The solar wind moves energetic charged particles from these events away from the sun to produce the northern lights.
Northern lights can be safely viewed without a telescope or microscope. The visibility of the aurora depends on multiple factors, including location, weather, time of night, and the level of geomagnetic activity present.
Contributing: Julia Gomez, Doyle Rice, and Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Dazzling northern lights display captured on video: Watch the footage
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
USA Today
3 minutes ago
- USA Today
Receding Antarctic glacier reveals body of researcher who died in 1959
A receding glacier in Antarctica has revealed the remains of a researcher who died nearly seven decades ago. A Polish team found the body of Dennis "Tink" Bell among rocks that were exposed by the receding glacier, according to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Bell, a 25-year-old meteorologist who was working for BAS' predecessor — the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey — was identified by DNA, the organization said. Bell died on July 26, 1959 in a crevasse on the glacier at Admiralty Bay on King George Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula, BAS reported in a news release. Meet Petunia: Winner of the 2025 'World's Ugliest Dog' contest is crowned Researcher's body found with inscribed wristwatch, ski poles According to the release, teams found more than 200 items belonging to the researcher, including radio equipment, a flashlight, ski poles, an inscribed Erguel wristwatch, a Swedish Mora knife and an ebonite pipe stem. 'When my sister Valerie and I were notified that our brother Dennis had been found after 66 years we were shocked and amazed.... Bringing him home have helped us come to terms with the tragic loss of our brilliant brother," David Bell, the researcher's sibling told BAS. The remains were transported to the Falkland Islands on the BAS Royal Research Ship, the release described, where they were lated identified using DNA testing. Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@ and follow her on X @nataliealund.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Perseids meteor shower 2025 will peak Tuesday night: When and where to watch the year's brightest shower
The Perseids is considered the best, most visible meteor shower of the year, according to NASA. The Perseids meteor shower will peak Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, with up to 100 streaks visible every hour. The Perseids shower, which has been active since July 17, is 'considered the best meteor shower of the year,' according to NASA. Experts note that the moon may impact some visibility, but viewers will still be able to watch the shower if they're in a dark area away from city lights and their phones. Here's what to know to prepare for the year's biggest meteor shower. What is a meteor shower? Meteoroids are falling pieces of debris from comets and asteroids that, as they enter the Earth's atmosphere, turn into meteors, according to NASA. As meteors vaporize, their trails are visible from Earth, which is what we call 'shooting stars' or 'falling stars.' A meteor shower is what happens when there's a higher-than-usual number of meteors falling across the sky in a short period of time. Meteor showers happen at certain times throughout the year because comets also orbit the sun, so when a comet and the Earth cross paths, the Earth encounters a lot of the comet's debris, or meteoroids. What to know about the Perseids meteor shower The Perseids meteors leave particularly long, bright trails as they fall through Earth's atmosphere, with about 50 to 100 streaks expected to be visible every hour at its peak. The Perseids shower comes from comet 109/Swift-Tuttle, a comet that takes 133 years to orbit the sun and crosses the Earth's orbit once a year. The shower's name comes from the constellation Perseus, NASA explains, which is the point in the sky from which the Perseids meteors are visibly falling. Fireballs are also anticipated to appear throughout Tuesday night into Wednesday. 'Fireballs' is an astronomical term used by NASA to describe meteoroids that burst into bright colors while in the Earth's atmosphere, becoming more visible than average meteors. How to watch the Perseids meteor shower Northern Hemisphere residents will have the best Perseids views, NASA reports. But this year's shower does coincide with the rise of a waning gibbous moon, the phase between a full moon and a half moon, which could impact visibility, warned. To find the best time to see the Perseids shower where you are, check the Global Meteor Network's meteor-tracking meter.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Ongoing meteor shower could produce exploding fireballs of color and light this week
While they are already glittering across the evening sky, the most popular meteor shower is about to reach its peak, with a chance of large fireballs exploding against the black backdrop of night. The Perseid meteor shower has already streaked across the sky since July 17 and will continue until Aug. 23, but they should reach peak speed and volume between Aug. 12 and 13, according to NASA. The best time to check out the Perseids is during the pre-dawn hours, but astronomers suggest viewing them as early as 10 p.m. As the Perseids appear, they typically leave behind long 'wakes,' or brief glows of light and color behind them, the space agency stated. The meteor shower typically has around 25 meteors fly through the sky per hour, but as many as 50 to 100 can be seen 'Perseids are also known for their fireballs,' NASA stated on its website. 'Fireballs are larger explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak. This is due to the fact that fireballs originate from larger particles of cometary material.' For these reasons, NASA said that astronomers consider the Perseids as the best and most popular meteor showers of the year. So, where in the night sky can stargazers spot the Perseids? The shower's radiant point, or the placement of where a celestial object is in the night sky, is in the direction of the constellation Perseus, NASA stated. More news about the night sky A fake solar eclipse? European satellites photograph 'eclipse-making' mission Strawberries on the brain? This full moon could be the treat for you Here are 10 NASA missions that could be grounded under Trump's 2026 budget Selfie on Mars? Here's how NASA caught a new glimpse of the Martian surface New research says our universe only has a quinvigintillion years left, so make 'em good ones Read the original article on MassLive. Solve the daily Crossword
