<body><div>OUTBURST FROM THE SUN. A severe geomagnetic storm brought back out the auroras - aka The Northern Lights - the night of Thursday, Oct. 9. The lights were faintly visible to the naked eye in Arkansas and this image, taken in Pike County, was coaxed out using iPhone’s ‘night mode” with a 30-second exposure and a tripod for stability. The geomagnetic storm was detected early last week and on Wednesday, Oct. 8 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) issued an alert since such storms can disrupt power and radio signals. (Photo by John Balch)<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1UypIs_0wB3JTTC00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1UypIs_0wB3JTTC00" width="960" height="1280" ><figcaption>OUTBURST FROM THE SUN. A severe geomagnetic storm brought back out the auroras - aka The Northern Lights - the night of Thursday, Oct. 9. The lights were faintly visible to the naked eye in Arkansas and this image, taken in Pike County, was coaxed out using iPhone’s ‘night mode” with a 30-second exposure and a tripod for stability. The geomagnetic storm was detected early last week and on Wednesday, Oct. 8 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) issued an alert since such storms can disrupt power and radio signals. (Photo by John Balch)</figcaption></figure></div></body>

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Auroras show up again after another solar storm

OUTBURST FROM THE SUN. A severe geomagnetic storm brought back out the auroras - aka The Northern Lights - the night of Thursday, Oct. 9. The lights were faintly visible to the naked eye in Arkansas and this image, taken in Pike County, was coaxed out using iPhone’s ‘night mode” with a 30-second exposure and a tripod for stability. The geomagnetic storm was detected early last week and on Wednesday, Oct. 8 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) issued an alert since such storms can disrupt power and radio signals. (Photo by John Balch)