Northern Lights California October 2024

Northern Lights California October 2024. A g4 (severe) geomagnetic storm is underway and aurora are visible from europe and the u.k. Look up on october 10 and 11 for a chance to see the spectacular northern lights after an outburst of solar material collided with earth on thursday morning.

Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around earth’s poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis. California is far from the polar regions where the northern lights are most commonly seen, but under special conditions, californians can witness this celestial event.