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Photos of November 3-4 auroras. Wow!

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Aurora: Splendid waves and jets of green light in a night sky.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Markus Varik and his wife are aurora tour guides, operating as Greenlander. He captured this image on the night of November 3, 2021, before midnight, from Tromso, Norway, and wrote: “Even I was impressed. The auroras were strong, one of the best displays in years. I am very tired, but happy.” Thank you so much, Markus! See more from Markus on Facebook and on Instagram. The November 3 CME impact – from a November 2 storm on the sun – sparked a strong G3-class geomagnetic storm. There were intense auroras around the Arctic Circle. According to the University of Alaska’s aurora forecast, you might see a good auroral display tonight, too, possibly dipping into latitudes like those in the northern U.S. Read more about the ongoing auroras.
Almost circular display of green light spreading in the night sky.
November 3, 2021, photo by Markus Varik in Tromso, Norway. He is an aurora tour guide at Greenlander. See more from Markus on Facebook and on Instagram. Thank you, Markus!
Wing-like patterns of glowing light in the night sky.
November 3, 2021, photo by Markus Varik in Tromso, Norway. He is an aurora tour guide at Greenlander. See more from Markus on Facebook and on Instagram. Thank you, Markus!
Billowing clouds of green light apparently coming right at the viewer from above in the night sky.
November 3, 2021, photo by Markus Varik in Tromso, Norway. He is an aurora tour guide at Greenlander. See more from Markus on Facebook and on Instagram. Thank you, Markus!

More photos of the aurora from around the world

Green, white and purple curtains swirl in a dark blue sky.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Joel Weatherly in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, caught the aurora on November 4, 2021, and wrote: “There’s nothing quite like sitting under the auroral oval during a strong G3-class geomagnetic storm. Auroras danced across the sky for hours on end and displayed a great variety of hues, patterns, and textures. During the most intense hours, bright flashes could be seen strobing across the sky.” Thank you, Joel!
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Sheryl R Garrison in Southern Alberta, Canada, caught this image of the Aurora Borealis on the night of November 4, 2021, and wrote: “A spectacular night of aurora shooting in Southern Alberta, Canada. One of the few times I’ve had the pleasure of watching them overhead with color visible to the unaided eye!” Thank you so much, Sheryl!
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Robert Pelland in Vermilion Bay, Ontario, Canada, captured this Aurora Borealis on November 4, 2021, and wrote: “Shot from my Samsung galaxy phone.” Thank you very much, Robert!
Orangish red pillars on the horizon over lights of a village.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | George Preoteasa in Wawarsing, New York, took this image of the northern lights on November 4, 2021, and wrote: “Since the sun has been more active in the last few months, I have been paying attention to the spaceweatheralerts.com alerts. Yesterday they were coming one after another, so I thought it was time to move. Packed my gear and headed to a place 1.5 hours away that I thought was high enough and with limited light pollution. So there you have it, the northern lights seen from a latitude of 41.7 degrees N. Note: it looks better as captured by the camera than what I saw with my eyes. Still, it was visible.” Thank you, George!
Green and purple vertical streaks over houses.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Denys Leclerc in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, took this image of the aurora on November 4, 2021, and wrote: “Shot from our front porch after a disappointing trip out chasing the aurora. All of a sudden, the sky opened up. Keep looking up!” Thank you, Denys!

Aurora twitter lighting up

Southern Lights spotted Down Under

Red and yellow glow along horizon with cloudy Milky Way and Small and Large Magellanic Clouds.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Simon Capone in Preston Beach, Western Australia, caught the southern lights on November 4, 2021 and wrote: “When the K index hit 8 earlier in the day, I knew if it held on after dark I would have to head out and try and get a pic. It did, and a 1.5-hour drive to Preston Beach later, we were greeted with this amazing sight. Aurora Australis is rare in Western Australia, and this was captured at 32 degrees South.” Thank you, Simon!

Bottom line: See photos by aurora tour guide Markus Varik and other photographers from around the world. The recent solar coronal mass ejection caused this extraordinary display of auroras.

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