Did you catch the Northern Lights Sunday night Thanks to a geomagnetic storm from the sun, skywatchers across most of Canada and the northern U. S. got a special treat Sunday night into Monday morning A visit from the aurora borealis, aka the Northern Lights. The sky spectacle was visible in states such as Washington, Idaho, Montana and other northern states, according to NOAAs Space Weather Prediction Center. Folks in cities such as Seattle and Spokane even had a chance of seeing the aurora. Lancer Save Games Folder. Area of solar activity sunspots we posted on earlier this week emitted a strong solar flare last night. Minor radio impacts AsiaPacific. H3. Qw. GAr. CHw NWS Eastern Region NWSEastern July 1. HR0cHM6Ly9pLnl0aW1nLmNvbS92aS9WR2g4TjZPTXhvQS9ocWRlZmF1bHQuanBn.jpg' alt='Sims 3 Aurora Skies Gold Download' title='Sims 3 Aurora Skies Gold Download' />The event was courtesy of a solar flare, which erupted out of a sunspot late Thursday into early Friday. The flare blasted out X rays, which caused a minor radio blackout over parts of Asia, the Weather Network reported. The flare also released a wave of charged particles, known as a coronal mass ejection, which take a couple of days to reach Earth. Charged particles coronal mass ejection from the solar flare will reach the earth Sun. Auroras possible Sun night New England Great Lakes pic. Nq. 03. C2g. FN8 NWS Eastern Region NWSEastern July 1. The aurora forms when those particles flowing from the sun get caught up in the Earths magnetic field. The particles interact with molecules of atmospheric gases to cause the famed glowing red and green colors of the aurora. The lights are visible in both the far northern and southern parts of the world. The southern lights are known as aurora australis. NOAA has issued a geomagnetic storm watch for the event and expects a moderate storm, a 2 out of 5 on its severity scale. If you see the lights, please share your photos via email at shareitking. GTR1THHB/l' alt='Aurora Skies Gold Download' title='Aurora Skies Gold Download' />703 Cold LavenderA colour that would be great for front key lighting and that works well with 152 Pale Gold. Lockheed Martins Skunk Works has confirmed that it is developing the SR72 spy plane. The successor to the SR71 Blackbird. Every civilization we know of has devised a systemscientific, religious, numinous, what have youto make sense of the night sky. The mystery of whats up there. Photos Northern Lights across Western Washington.