A powerful solar storm could disrupt power and communications, but also made the aurora borealis visible much farther south than usual. Pete Bouchard explains.
The northern lights were visible across much of New England, including in Boston, Friday night as a powerful geomagnetic storm arrived from the sun.
The storm is categorized as a G5 — the highest on the scale — and is the most powerful since at least 2003. It brings the possibility of blackouts, but also allows the aurora borealis to be seen much farther south than usual.
Huong Truong
Photo of the Boston Light lighthouse under the Aurora Borealis taken from Hull
Christian Shahzade
Taken around 10:30pm Friday May 10th
CatieO
Portsmouth, NH
Jon Latorella
This is a picture that I took at about 10pm in Beverly of the Northern Lights
Trina Puffer
Photo of Aurora in Newburyport a little after 10pm. Challenging to see with the naked eye, but beautiful through the phone, no filter.
Carol Bruell
Northern lights with Big Dipper from Chelmsford MA
Mark Garfinkel/NBC10 Boston
The northern lights as seen from Halford Beach in Winthorp, Massachusetts, with Revere Beach to the left
Kyle DuBreuil/NBC10 Boston
The northern lights in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire
Diane Maini
12:46am Sat May 11
sophia capobianco
I was able to catch the northern lights in Easthampton through the clouds- the most unreal thing i’ve ever seen. I never expected to see them in my home state
Roshan Shetty
Northern lights seen over Peters Hills near Arnold Arboretum, Forest Hills.
Todd Cieplinski
N lights Westfield MA
Daniel Huynh
A photo of City of Boston under the Northern Light taken from Hull
Todd Cieplinski
N lights Westfield MA
Todd Cieplinski
N lights Westfield MA
Todd Cieplinski
N lights Westfield MA
Daniel Huynh
Photo of the Boston Light Lighthouse under the northernlight while a meteor crossed by
Michael Pescaro
Jamaica Pond, Boston
Michael Pescaro
Brookline, Massachusetts
Michael Pescaro
Buckmaster Pond, Westwood, Massachusetts
Michael Pescaro
Ellis Pond, Norwood, Massachusetts
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Michelle Neddo
Salem
@anne_grace79
Windsor
Paul Bentley
Bristol
Miranda Martin
Amy Bevington Lewis
Alicia Porrini MacFarland
West Hartford
Danielle Ledoux
Tolland
Melie Azemaj
Christine Patalinghug
Burlington
Kevin Schupp
Wallingford
Stephen Johnson
Bozrah
Zachary Randolph
Danielson
Mani Kandan
Farmington
Steven Genova Sr.
Waterbury
Rosalba Mairolo
Uncasville
Patrick Michael
Simsbury
Marissa Rose
Dan Bielefield
Colebrook
Rebecca Pilletere
Middletown
Anne Boffelli MacNeil
Carla Garcia Botelho
Cornwall
Tracey Sommers
Tolland
Adrienne Donovan Kraus
Newtown
Michele Ridolfi O'Neill
East Hampton
Wilmarie Peercy
Colchester
Sue Hull
Tyler Lake in Goshen
Clinton Coyne
Norwalk
Carley Chouinard
Watertown
Tina Sessa
Winsted
Krystal Polito
Wolcott
Mary Delude
Plainville
Heather Radun
Burlington CT
Cassaundra Shutt
Colebrook reservoir 10pm 5/10/24
Dori Cuttitta
Northern Lights seen from Morris Ct!
Karen Kensek
Over the pond with the moon
Jason Ingriselli
Northern Lights in Kensington
Allison snellinh
iPhone photo from Burlington library. Amazing!
Kay Velavan
Beautiful Aurora Borealis phenomenon in Middlebury,CT
Marques Gibson
Northern lights above the Farmington river
Melanie MacFeat
Northern lights visible in stafford springs Connecticut around 11 pm
Michele Martinez
Taken from the Tower
