Tag: Northern Lights
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Aurora borealis to light up the sky for second night in Colorado
The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, were visible in skies across the Pikes Peak region Tuesday night, a result of a solar storm that disrupted Earth’s magnetic field. Skies filled with pink, red, green and blue may return Wednesday night across Colorado, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Wednesday’s…
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Northern lights visible across Colorado from severe geomagnetic storm, possible viewing again Wednesday night
The Northern lights, aka aurora borealis, were visible across Denver and Colorado on Tuesday night due to a severe geomagnetic storm that lit up the skies. The Space Weather Prediction Center on Wednesday issued a Level 4 (severe) geomagnetic storm watch. Forecasters say the aurora may be visible “over much of the northern half of the…