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University of Wisconsin-Madison
10/13/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/13/2024 10:53
Northern lights dance above campus
Those who got outside after about 9 p.m. on Thursday night enjoyed a show in the sky as the aurora borealis danced above campus. An eruption of solar material led to the northern lights venturing further south than usual, and they showed up again on Friday night. The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center had issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch.
1Washburn Observatory is framed by the branches of an oak tree and the nighttime sky on Oct. 10. Photo by: Althea Dotzour
2People stand on Observatory Hill looking out over Lake Mendota to watch the aurora borealis in the nighttime sky on Thursday. Photo by: Althea Dotzour
3The display was due to an eruption of solar material, and the NOAA even issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch. Photo by: Althea Dotzour
4The Carillon Tower, wrapped in red and green vines, stands in front of the northern lights display above it. Photo by: Althea Dotzour
5People line the Memorial Union Terrace and piers to watch the northern lights. Photo by: Jeff Miller
6The northern lights were reflected in Lake Mendota. Photo by: Jeff Miller