View at EarthSky Community Photos. | JD Smith captured the “northern lights at Tatley Lake” north of Hawley, Minnesota, on November 11, 2025. Thank you, JD! Enjoy more aurora photos below.
Vivid reds and greens exploded across the sky the night of November 11, 2025, as auroras dipped into southern U.S. latitudes and beyond. EarthSky community members from around the globe captured fabulous photos of the display. See some of the editor’s picks here.
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View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Justin Ng at Miquelon Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada, caught this unusual auroral configuration on November 11, 2025, at 9:30 p.m. Justin wrote: “The rare red aurora storm on November 11, 2025, when the cannibal CME struck earth [and] cut the night sky in half, and it felt like the sky wanted an answer from us.” Stunning sight, Justin! Thank you.View at EarthSky Community Photos. | EarthSky’s Kelly Kizer Whitt captured the northern lights from near Madison, Wisconsin, on November 11, 2025. Kelly wrote: “An amazing night of aurora. In front of the red curtains we had bright green active blobs. One of the better displays I’ve seen.” Thank you, Kelly! What causes the green blobs? Explainer here.View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Ross Stone in Big Pine, California, captured this stunning view on November 11, 2025, and wrote: “The NRAO radio telescope in Owens Valley and the beautiful red aurora in the November sky. This was awesome, and the sky was so bright.” Thank you, Ross!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | EarthSky’s Marcy Curran in Cheyenne, Wyoming, captured a beautiful display of auroras on November 11, 2025. Marcy wrote: “Aurora put on quite a show from Wyoming tonight. Lots of reds and green easily visible to the eye. We live in a semi-rural spot.” Thank you, Marcy!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Darrell Reese could see the aurora on November 11, 2025, from Ohio! Thank you for sharing your photo, Darrell.
Aurora photos from our community
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Eliot Herman in Tucson, Arizona, captured this aurora on November 11, 2025. Eliot wrote: “Seeing an aurora in Arizona at the southern border is exceptional, but this has been an exceptional year. As night fell, the sky turned magenta in the north, bright for about 20 minutes and faded, perhaps to become bright again sometime in the night. I shot wide angle and this telephoto to get a Saguaro framed in the aurora, being an exceptional scene this far south.” Thank you, Eliot!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Steve Wilson in Salina, Kansas, captured this aurora on November 11, 2025. Steve wrote: “Had reports of very strong magnetic storms from the sun so I saw that the northern lights may be visible here in Kansas, so I got my camera set up on tripod with my 14mm wide angle lens and pointed north to get some photos. Chose this one as one of many I took.” Thank you, Steve!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Bill Kozar in Taylorsville, Indiana, captured this aurora on November 11, 2025. Bill wrote: “A friend told me the auroras were active, and he was not kidding. The fish eye lens could not take it all in at times.” Thank you, Bill!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Joel Weatherly in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, captured this aurora on November 11, 2025. Joel wrote: “Tonight, the auroras have been sporting a vibrant red hue. As seen from Edmonton, the activity was most prominent in the southern sky (Saturn is the bright point at the top of the tree) as the auroral oval arched overhead.” Thank you, Joel!
More aurora photos from our community
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | John Ashley in Rio Rico, Arizona, captured this wonderful view on November 11, 2025, and wrote: “Bright reds in tonight’s aurora were visible for about 30 minutes, then faded back to a diffuse, colorless glow.” Thank you, John.View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Martin Curran in Cheyenne, Wyoming, photographed the aurora on November 11, 2025, and wrote: “This is facing east. You can spot Orion to the right, Jupiter in the middle with Castor and Pollux above it. Wow, what a show tonight and it’s still going strong.” Thank you, Martin!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Ruth Goodwin-Hager in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, shared this image from November 11, 2025, and wrote: “I banged on my neighbors’ doors and recruited others to come outside and see the fabulous lights. It’s been 30 years since I’ve seen northern lights from my backyard like this. Amazing!” Thank you, Ruth!
Can’t stop, won’t stop!
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Jelieta Walinski shared this wonderful image from the Desert Bloom Observatory in Arizona. She wrote: “I stepped outside, camera in hand, and there it was … a crimson veil glimmering above the desert horizon. As clouds drifted in, they blurred the stars and bloomed their light, yet the magic lingered. I pressed the shutter and caught the sky’s rare blush.” Thank you, Jelieta!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Peter Brouwer in Lindenow, Victoria, Australia, captured the aurora australis – or southern lights – last night. Peter wrote: “Taken from our garden.” Thank you, Peter!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Patricia Evans in Seabrook, New Hampshire, captured the aurora on November 11, 2025. Patricia wrote: “Aurora borealis honors Veterans Day. I was afraid that the cloud cover would prevent viewing the aurora borealis but the reds and greens were amazingly intense! What a goosebump moment!” Thank you, Patricia!
Bottom line: Stargazers saw vivid reds and greens paint the sky the night of November 11, 2025, as auroras dipped into southern U.S. latitudes and beyond.
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