{"id":19391,"date":"2016-05-10T01:19:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T17:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/relive-seattles-night-of-the-northern-lights-with-these-spectacular-pictures\/"},"modified":"2016-05-10T01:19:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T17:19:45","slug":"relive-seattles-night-of-the-northern-lights-with-these-spectacular-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/relive-seattles-night-of-the-northern-lights-with-these-spectacular-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Relive Seattle\u2019s night of the northern lights with these spectacular pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photographer Tim Durkan\u2019s picture of the Seattle skyline features the northern lights as well as the Space Needle. (Credit: Tim Durkan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Seattle isn\u2019t as much of a hot spot for the northern lights as, say, Alaska or Sweden \u2013 but this weekend, the Emerald City had its chance to bask in a green auroral glow. And fortunately, photographers and videographers were on the scene to take advantage.<\/p>\n

Skywatchers benefited from a strong geomagnetic storm that swept past Earth\u2019s magnetic field starting Saturday night. The G3-class \u201cMother\u2019s Day Storms\u201d sparked northern lights that could be seen as far south as Arkansas, as well as southern lights that lit up research bases in Antarctica. Seattleites benefited from clear skies on Saturday night just as the storm was hitting its peak.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I live and breathe, I never thought I\u2019d see the aurora borealis dancing above the Emerald City with my naked eye like I did tonight,\u201d photographer Tim Durkan wrote in a Facebook posting early Sunday. \u201cI\u2019m sitting here in my Subaru at 02:30 and still giddy with delight \u2013 it\u2019s moments like these I live for!\u201d<\/p>\n

Later on, he posted a must-see time-lapse video showing the northern lights over Queen Anne Hill and the Space Needle.<\/p>\n

Now the geomagnetic storm has settled down, and Seattle\u2019s weather has turned cloudy. But we\u2019ll always have the Mother\u2019s Day light show to cherish. Keep tabs on SpaceWeather.com and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s Space Weather Prediction Center for alerts about future auroral displays, and feast your eyes on these Pacific Northwest shots from Saturday and Sunday night:<\/p>\n