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Northern lights wowed us in Western Washington on Thursday night

A major geomagnetic storm gave Washington residents another chance to spot the aurora borealis, or the northern lights, Thursday night. The last big aurora sighting in the Seattle area was in May, when a category G5 geomagnetic storm hit for the first time since 2003. G5 is the highest grade on the scale.

Posted by Hicham ALAOUI RIZQ on 2024, Oct 11

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A major geomagnetic storm gave Washington residents another chance to spot the aurora borealis, or the northern lights, Thursday night. The last big aurora sighting in the Seattle area was in May, when a category G5 geomagnetic storm hit for the first time since 2003. G5 is the highest grade on the scale.

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