{"id":18787,"date":"2017-09-29T01:26:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T17:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/northern-lights-provide-a-glowing-auroral-sendoff-to-seattles-summer-weather\/"},"modified":"2017-09-29T01:26:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T17:26:22","slug":"northern-lights-provide-a-glowing-auroral-sendoff-to-seattles-summer-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/northern-lights-provide-a-glowing-auroral-sendoff-to-seattles-summer-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern lights provide a glowing auroral sendoff to Seattle\u2019s summer weather"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Northern lights glow in a time-exposure photo that includes star trails. (NWS Seattle Photo via Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Seattle\u2019s final fling with hot weather featured a celestial fireworks show on Wednesday night, in the form of an auroral display that benefited from clear skies as well as a strong geomagnetic storm.<\/p>\n

The northern lights were pumped up by a wave of electrically charged particles thrown off by the sun a couple of days earlier \u2014 a phenomenon technically known as a coronal hole high-speed stream.<\/p>\n

SpaceWeather.com reported that heightened auroras were spotted along the northern tier of the U.S., including Washington as well as Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan.<\/p>\n

Seattle\u2019s auroral glow might have seemed faint to the naked eye, but long-exposure photography brought out shimmering colors, as seen in these pictures and videos:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSSeattle\/status\/913349001428090880<\/p>\n