Looking for the Northern Lights in KY/IN? Here’s the science behind the magic

Looking for the Northern Lights in KY/IN? Here’s the science behind the magic

Updated: 11:57 am EDT, May 11, 2024

SOME RAIN SHOWERS OUT THERE THIS MORNING, SOMETHING A LOT OF YOU SAW AND BY THE WAY WE LOVE WHEN YOU SEND YOUR PHOTOS. THEY WERE SO FUN TO LOOK AT THE Northern Lights. THIS FROM BRITTANY IN GOSHEN, KENTUCKY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUTIFUL PURPLE SHADES THEY SAW IN THE SKY. ALSO SHOWING FROM ELIZABETHTOWN. SO REALLY THIS WAS WAY TO THE SOUTH IN LEXINGTON, INDIANA, ALSO IN LAGRANGE, KENTUCKY. IT WAS PART OF A SOLAR STORM AND IT IS AN UNUSUAL PLACE, CERTAINLY, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE Aurora Borealis THIS Far South. THIS WAS A HUGE SOLAR STORM POWERFUL AND STRONGER THAN NORMAL. And that’s the reason why we can see the northern lights at night. AT LEAST IN SOME PLACES. WE LOVE SEEING YOUR PHOTOS.

Looking for the Northern Lights in KY/IN? Here’s the science behind the magic

Updated: 11:57 am EDT, May 11, 2024

Ky. –

Several people in our area enjoyed an exciting show on Friday night. Several viewers shared their view of the Northern Lights making it appear much more southern than usual.

Do you want to know how this phenomenon develops? Here’s some information about the science behind the magic.

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How the Northern Lights happen

Occasionally, the Sun will emit more charged particles than usual.

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Solar storm

During a solar storm, these extra-charged particles can reach Earth’s poles.

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Collisions

Charged particles from the Sun collide with oxygen and nitrogen in Earth’s atmosphere.

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Colors

Oxygen and nitrogen interact with the particles, emitting different colors of light in the spectrum.