People wanting to see the aurora borealis will have one more chance Sunday night.
DENVER — 9NEWS viewers sent incredible photos of the northern lights, or aurora borealis, that appearedover Canada and the northern United States Friday night.
A solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner than anticipated, after NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center issued a G4 Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch. That's the first time the first time an advisory of that magnitude has been issued since January 2005.
The effects of the storm were due to last through the weekend and possibly into next week.
Sunday is expected to be the last night the aurora will be visible this far south. 9NEWS Meteorologist Chris Bianchi said northeast Colorado is the place to go be to see the aurora.
Bianchi says cloud coverage should clear up by 11 p.m. or midnight.
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— Chris Bianchi (@BianchiWeather) May 11, 2024Lots of northern lights questions…if you’re going tonight, I’d go north of Cheyenne (doesn’t look great across eastern CO…too much cloud cover).
Per @NWSSWPC another chance to see the lights tomorrow night. That will be much better cloud-wise in NE CO https://t.co/od44hdfhbK
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I played hooky from work last night to get these shots of the northern lights from hwy 103 near Mt Blue Sky.Credit: Alex Avery Photography
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Photographing the aurora borealis
Photographers say the aurora borealis looks much dimmer to the naked eye in Colorado than it appears in photographs.
The key is to get a camera that allows you to adjust the length of time the iris is open during the capture. The longer the exposure, the more light there will be in the capture.
You will need a tripod when doing long-exposure photography because any movement of the camera while the iris is open will be recorded in the picture.
There has been some recent success in capturing the aurora with smartphones. Some have great low light settings or allow you to iris up a few levels manually before taking a picture.
Boulder...just can't believe some of these shots! https://t.co/FeuUrEAoDC
— Chris Bianchi (@BianchiWeather) May 11, 2024
Northern lights putting on a show over SW Loveland -photographed between midnight and 1am. Note the big dipper in the vertical photos. Photos were taken using 3 to 4 second shutter speeds which allow the brightness, colors and textures to pop. @CReppWx @BianchiWeather #cowx pic.twitter.com/XYv2YirmBM
— Brian Autio (@noco*kuva) May 11, 2024
Best northern lights show over Colorado in decades...absolutely incredible!#COwx https://t.co/WkLXGDdvUs
— Chris Bianchi (@BianchiWeather) May 11, 2024
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