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🎟 Event 5/10/2024 – 5/11/2024

Aurora in the backyard

⭐ Aurora Borealis — Seven Natural Wonders of the World

The G5 geomagnetic storm of May 2024 pushed the aurora far enough south to be seen from the back yard.

Michael, Lisa and Rocky under the aurora
Michael, Lisa and Rocky under the aurora
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Day by day

Day 1Friday, May 10, 2024

On the road

The aurora over the trees
The aurora over the trees

The Northern Lights came out over the back yard. A geomagnetic storm pushed the aurora far enough south to see from Coloma, and once it got dark we were all out on the patio watching it build, a green band low over the trees at first, then a wide wash of pink and magenta directly overhead. Lisa signed I love you against the glow. We stayed out taking pictures until the display faded, everyone together in the yard for it.

Pink and purple fill the sky
Pink and purple fill the sky

Day 2Saturday, May 11, 2024

Silver Beach

Pink aurora glowing above the clouds and the water
Pink aurora glowing above the clouds and the water
The moon and a purple aurora over the water
The moon and a purple aurora over the water
Northern lights behind the clouds over the St. Joseph pier
Northern lights behind the clouds over the St. Joseph pier
Northern lights glowing through the clouds after dark
Northern lights glowing through the clouds after dark
Lisa on the sand with the northern lights behind her
Lisa on the sand with the northern lights behind her
Lisa in a heart-shaped silhouette on the sand under the moon
Lisa in a heart-shaped silhouette on the sand under the moon
The aurora over the water
The aurora over the water

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