The northern lights made their latest appearance in Iowa on Sunday night. Viewers sent KCCI photos of the lights, which were purple and green in color. [/image]The northern lights were visible as far south as Oklahoma and Arkansas on Sunday night. What are the Northern Lights? The northern lights, also known by their scientific name aurora borealis, are caused by electrically charged particles from the sun interacting with Earth. magnetic field. During strong geomagnetic storms, large quantities of these particles collide with the magnetic field and travel towards the north and south poles. There, they bombard Earth’s atmosphere, releasing energy in the form of light. According to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, Sunday’s clear display stemmed from a massive release of plasma from the Sun the previous Friday. If you have photos or videos of the Northern Lights, you can send them to KCCI here.
The northern lights made their latest appearance Sunday night in Iowa.
Viewers sent photos of the lights to KCCI, which were purple and green in color.
[/image]Northern lights were visible as far south as Oklahoma and Arkansas on Sunday night.
What are the Northern Lights?
The northern lights, also known by their scientific name aurora borealis, are caused by electrically charged particles from the sun interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field.
During strong geomagnetic storms, these large particles collide with the magnetic field and are sent towards the north and south poles. There, they bombard Earth’s atmosphere, releasing energy in the form of light.
According to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, Sunday’s clear display resulted from a massive release of plasma from the Sun the previous Friday.
If you have photos or videos of the Northern Lights, you can send them to KCCI here.
