{"id":284343,"date":"2025-11-14T16:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/284343\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T16:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:47:09","slug":"noaa-satellite-sees-glowing-auroras-from-orbit-photo-of-the-day-for-nov-14-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/284343\/","title":{"rendered":"NOAA satellite sees glowing auroras from orbit photo of the day for Nov. 14, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those living in North America<\/a>, including the U.S., Canada and Mexico, were treated to a skywatching spectacle recently as the northern lights<\/a> shone throughout the evening of November 11. These auroras blazed farther south than usual, due to a severe geomagnetic storm<\/a> spawned by powerful solar eruptions.<\/p>\n

What is it?<\/p>\n

A coronal mass ejection<\/a> (CME) is a solar eruption that sends a huge cloud of solar plasma hurtling into space. They’re often associated with solar flares \u2014 intense blasts of radiation \u2014 and occur near sunspots<\/a>, which are areas of strong magnetic fields on the solar surface.<\/p>\n

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CMEs can affect our planet: Plasma clouds that strike Earth can spawn powerful geomagnetic storms, which can in turn affect power grids, radio communications and satellite navigation systems \u2014 and supercharge the auroras<\/a>, as this one did.<\/p>\n

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Where is it?<\/p>\n

This composite image was captured<\/a> by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA<\/a>) Joint Polar Satellite System’s (JPSS) polar-orbiting satellites.<\/p>\n

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This composite image shows where these rare auroras occurred on the evening of Nov. 11, 2025. (Image credit: NOAA)Why is it amazing?<\/p>\n

This stunning event was triggered by a severe G4-class <\/a>geomagnetic storm, one of the strongest in recent years, caused by a CME that slammed into Earth’s magnetic field. The impact supercharged the planet’s magnetosphere, allowing charged solar particles to penetrate deeper into the atmosphere than usual. As a result, the aurora borealis<\/a> \u2014typically confined to polar regions \u2014 was seen across the continental U.S., including in states like Texas, Arizona and even parts of Mexico. The skies erupted in vibrant waves of green, pink and purple, captured in breathtaking photos by stargazers and photographers across the continent.<\/p>\n

Using both visible and infrared wavelengths,<\/a> the NOAA satellites were able to capture the hotspots of auroral activity, showing where across North America the auroras were seen.<\/p>\n

Want to learn more?<\/p>\n

You can learn more about the northern lights<\/a> and solar flares.<\/a><\/p>\n

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