Another solar explosion brings beautiful, rare aurora scenes southward across the High Desert

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The photos are challenging to link to. I'll include one.

Central Oregon

By Barney Lerten
April 24, 2023 2:45 PM
Published April 24, 2023 12:18 AM

Another solar explosion brings beautiful, rare aurora scenes southward across the High Desert

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Lindy Sharp
A spectacular aurora sky show was photographed in Prineville Sunday night

(Update: Adding more photos, time-lapse video)

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A "coronal mass ejection" that exploded from the Sun in recent days hit Earth's magnetic field earlier than expected on Sunday, sparking a severe G4-class geomagnetic storm -- and a dazzling view of colorful auroras visible over a wide area of the globe, much farther south than typically seen -- including the High Desert.

The Central Oregon sky show came exactly a month after another such rare display of auroras brought us numerous spectacular photos at NewsChannel 21.

Spaceweather.com said that this time, the auroras included sightings of the northern lights as far south as France, and so bright they could be seen in brightly lit major cities such as Berlin. Bright red auroras also were being reported from China.

Enjoy these great sights - and please feel free to share yours with us from the Share tab at KTVZ.COM!

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1. It's been overcast both times bere...

But the clouds had an unusual hue to them. It was eery.