PHOTOS: Aurora Borealis capitvates Delmarva in rare occurance
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Magnolia, DE – Eddie Curley
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Cape Charles, VA – Spencer Parker
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Dagsboro, DE – Jill Maurer Andahazy
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Easton, MD – Mary Jane and Scott Meintzar
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Fenwick Island, DE – Heather McGee Jolley
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Frankford, DE – Cynthia David Coleman
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Fruitland, MD – Katie Bozman
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Georgetown, DE – Andrea Willey Finkbiner
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Greensboro, MD – Jim Bruce
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Laurel, DE – Jennifer Rose Stephenson
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Laurel, DE – Lee Ann White
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Laurel, DE – Mark and Denise Cathell
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Magnolia, DE – Eddie Curley
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Magnolia, DE – Missy Abbate
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Milford, DE – Emilie Ballin Crosser
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Milton, DE – Connie Wilson
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Ocean City, MD – Sue Carney Vickers
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Newark, MD – Carrie Ann Hudson
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Princess Anne, MD – Carrie Samis
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Pocomoke City, MD – Brooke Barfield
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Pittsville, MD – Mike Rentschler
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Pocomoke City, MD – Karen Knicklebine Mohler
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Parsonsburg, MD – Kim Benn O’Grady
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Rehoboth Beach, DE – Leah Blakeman
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Salisbury, MD – Kevin Lewis
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Seaford, DE – Chris and Craig Dukes
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Sussex County, DE – Sue Horsey Calloway
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Stockton, MD – Leslie Widmann Scarborough
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Salisbury, MD – Chrissy Taylor Cavey
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Sharptown, MD – Jen Wheatley
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Seaford, DE – Tina Kessler
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Salisbury, MD – Leslie Bratten
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Rehoboth Beach, DE – Kathy Jantzen
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Milford, DE – Brittany Walker
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Cambridge, MD – Courtney Ruark Coleman
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Salisbury, MD – Christine Chestnutt
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Georgetown, DE – Julian Merriman
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Delmar, MD – Melanie Eckert White
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Stockton, MD – Ream Jones
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Chincoteague, VA – Meteorologist Erich Ahlf
On the evening of October 10th and into the early morning hours of the 11th, Delmarva was treated to a rare display of the Northern Lights. Many people across Delmarva captured photos of the vivid, neon-like colored skies and shared them with us!
Courtesy: Nasa
The Northern Lights, typically referred to as ‘Aurora Borealis’, is a phenomenon that occurs when solar wind (infused with ions) from the sun interacts with Earth’s atmosphere. Most of the time, the resultant aurora is only seen in higher latitudes, and occasionally seen in the northern part of the United States. Geomagnetic storms on the sun can increase the amount of solar wind that reaches the earth, increasing the brightness and scope of the northern lights. In rare occasions, like on the 10th and 11th, a particularly powerful geomagnetic storm will occur and areas as far south as the Mid-Atlantic and southern states will be able to view the northern lights.
And the timing of our weather pattern was perfect to observe the event. Dry and cool air funneling in from Canada created clear skies for much of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, thanks in part to a departing Hurricane Milton to our south and a strengthening area of high pressure filling in behind the storm.
