Two weeks ago, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) warned the media about a huge geomagnetic solar storm that began on August 11th.
Within a few hours, a stunning aurora borealis appeared, captured by two photographers – a passenger plane pilot and an astronaut circling the sky from orbit.
The series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) provided a stunning spectacle lasting over 48 hours that could have been seen across North America “all the way down to Alabama and Northern California.”
NASA’s Matthew Dominick has gained thousands of fans online thanks to his incredible images of the Moon and Earth from orbit aboard the International Space Station.
In the picture, the Colorado native captured the vibrant play of light with the moon behind the supply ship that was docked to the ISS.
Another snapshot shows the Soyuz spacecraft against the backdrop of bright green aurora.
Meanwhile, the pilot of a passenger plane in the Earth’s atmosphere had the best place for the spectacle.
From the cockpit of an Airbus A350-1000, Scott Bateman captured the atmospheric spectacle during an international long-haul flight.
He described the breathtaking scenes as he flew around the world: “It was spectacular! It started as we passed Chicago at 39,000 feet and lasted until dawn over Ireland when it turned purple.
“I have never seen the Northern Lights in such bright red and purple tones.
His pictures were taken with his iPhone 15 without editing or filters. “We were sitting in the front row of our Airbus.”
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The result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by solar flares and winds, auroras display dynamic patterns of bright light that appear as curtains, rays, spirals or dynamic flickers in the sky.
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