[UPDATED] Northern Lights Appeared Over Burien on May 10; Encore Expected for Saturday and Sunday

The shimmering colors of "Aurora Borealis" or "Northern Lights" danced across the not-so-northern skies, dazzling Burien viewers.

by Stuart Jenner.

Around 11 pm on Friday May 10, the Northern Lights were visible in the Highline area. These photos were taken by Carrie Jenner using an Android cell phone. Amazing! The colors pop out more in the photos than they did to this writer when looking at the lights in person. In person, there were long streaks appearing to cover much of the sky.

The Northern Lights are the result of geomagnetic storms. Both KING and KIRO had background stories explaining the phenomena.

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Aurora Borealis in Burien 5/10/24 (image courtesy of Carrie Jenner)[/caption]

If you missed it last night... try again this weekend!

The exciting news is that more brilliant viewings and photo opportunities are expected to return throughout the weekend - both Saturday and Sunday.NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center website that shows Seattle is on the cusp of the viewing area:[caption id="attachment_17530" align="aligncenter" width="654"]

Aurora Forecast May 2024 www.swpc.noaa.gov[/caption]

If you would like to share any of your local photos from this weekend's dazzling show, please send images directly to Katie@Burien-News.com

We plan to post more images throughout the weekend.

Thank you, in advance!

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Aurora Borealis in Burien 5/10/24 (image courtesy of Carrie Jenner)[/caption][caption id="attachment_17516" align="aligncenter" width="458"]

Aurora Borealis in Burien 5/10/24 (image courtesy of Carrie Jenner)[/caption]