Aurora as seen in Calhoun County Park, WV. on June 23, 2015.
Earth is experiencing an ongoing geomagnetic storm that started on June 22, 2015 due to the arrival of an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection, or CME, from a minor flare on June 20, 2015. Aurora were sighted in several mid-latitude locations, including Virginia, in the United States and in the United Kingdom.
“My first Aurora! Three brilliant, visible-to-naked-eye, displays of pink-hued Aurora with the last ending around 1:30 a.m. What an unforgettable sight at 38 degrees latitude!” said photographer Michael Charnick of Calhoun County Park, WV.
Credits: Courtesy of Michael Charnick