{"id":59198,"date":"2024-05-24T08:26:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T08:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9c1e9291-5c55-4ac9-a775-53167d240074"},"modified":"2024-05-24T09:08:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T09:08:23","slug":"northern-lights-from-space-nasa-satellite-captured-an-image-of-the-may-2024-aurora-over-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/northern-lights-from-space-nasa-satellite-captured-an-image-of-the-may-2024-aurora-over-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Lights from space! NASA satellite captured an image of the May 2024 aurora over the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The May 2024 Northern Lights aurora display was captured stretching across the USA from space by a NASA Earth-orbiting satellite. <\/p>

By Iain Todd\n <\/p>

Published: Friday, 24 May 2024 at 08:26 AM<\/p>

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A NASA Earth-orbiting satellite caught an incredible view of the May 2024 aurora from space, seen stretching from Billings, Montana, to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, all the way to Chicago. <\/p>

Many of us will remember where we were on the weekend of 10\/11 May 2024, when an amazing display of the Northern Lights – aurora borealis<\/a> – was seen across the world.<\/p>

The dazzling aurora was seen even at southerly latitudes, where normally aurora<\/a> would rarely be seen.<\/p>

NASA\u2019s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare on 10 May 2024. Credit: NASA\/SDO<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The cause of the display was the strongest geomagnetic storm in over two decades.<\/p>
As the Sun’s activity ramps up and approaches the peak of the solar cycle<\/a>, solar observatories and amateur solar observers alike are seeing more phenomena on the Sun in the shape of sunspots<\/a>, coronal mass ejections and solar flares.<\/p>
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory – which orbits Earth and captures images of our host star – caught an amazing display of solar flares in the run-up to the 10 May Northern Lights<\/a> display.<\/p>
**Capturing the aurora from space<\/strong><\/h2>** $\"A$
A view of the 10\/11 May 2024 aurora display over the USA from space. Click to expand. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, VIIRS data from Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Photo by Gunjan Sinha.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The Suomi NPP satellite captured the above image of the aurora over the USA at 08:20 UTC on 11 May 2024 using its VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite).<\/p>
VIIRS detects nighttime light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared.<\/p>
Its filters are used to pick out phenomena like city lights, reflected moonlight and, in this case, the aurora.<\/p>
The satellite’s view shows the aurora as a white, cloud-like structure stretching across Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan.<\/p>
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Click to expand. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, VIIRS data from Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Photo by Gunjan Sinha.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
However, the aurora isn’t static, but a moving, changing phenomenon, and a variety of coverage and patterns would have been seen over different areas throughout the display.<\/p>
This image is presented in greyscale, but of course viewers on the ground saw the usual greens, reds and purples of a typical aurora display.<\/p>
As Solar Cycle 25 approaches its peak, here’s to more aurora displays and, hopefully, more amazing images of the aurora from space.<\/p>
**earthobservatory.nasa.gov<\/strong><\/a><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n**
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