JACKSON, Wyo. — Another colorful shot!
Following a strong geomagnetic storm over the weekend, Buckrail readers sent in impressive shots of the aurora borealis lighting up the skies over Jackson. The photo taken by Sean Robertson captured purples and greens in the sky, and this new submission by reader Kelly Stirn features a different gradient.
The Northern Lights become visible due to collisions between fast-moving electrons and oxygen and nitrogen gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center, the different colors of the aurora are dictated by the gas involved in the energy exchanges. Oxygen emits greens, yellows and reds, while nitrogen emits blues.
Stirn noted that this photo was taken from R Lazy S Ranch. Another reader, Jenae Huckins, posted their aurora photos taken in Pinedale to the Buckrail Facebook page.
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