{"id":91408,"date":"2026-01-20T06:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/91408\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T06:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:17:10","slug":"geomagnetic-storm-paints-central-pennsylvania-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/91408\/","title":{"rendered":"Geomagnetic storm paints central Pennsylvania skies"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WHTM) \u2014 A \u201csevere\u201d geomagnetic storm<\/a> lit up the sky Monday night in central Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Scientists at the Space Weather Prediction Center said the storm had the potential to make the northern lights visible across a large part of the United States, including clear skies above Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

abc27 Chief Meterologist Eric Finkenbinder said the lights would\u2019ve been most visible between 7 p.m. and midnight.<\/p>\n

Around 7:20 p.m., viewer James Rogers snapped a shot of the dancing sky above State Game Lands 254 in Liverpool, Perry County.<\/p>\n

\"Northern<\/p>\n

Northern lights dance above Liverpool, Pennsylvania, on Monday, Jan. 19, 2025. | James Rogers<\/p>\n

Later in the evening, another viewer, Megan Diemert, captured the lights above a farm in Reedsville, Mifflin County.<\/p>\n

\"Northern<\/p>\n

Northern lights shine above Reedsville, Pennsylvania, on Monday, Jan. 19, 2025. | Megan Diemert<\/p>\n

\"Northern<\/p>\n

Northern lights shine above Reedsville, Pennsylvania, on Monday, Jan. 19, 2025. | Megan Diemert<\/p>\n

Clear, dark skies are the viewer\u2019s friend when trying to see the northern lights. Most of Pennsylvania had cloud coverage Monday night, but parts of the Midstate did open up.<\/p>\n

Even when the light is not visible to the human eye, a phone\u2019s camera can easily pick it up. This is especially true when the earth is experiecing a strong geomagnetic storm, like the one it did Monday.<\/p>\n

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