"Best places near Portland to catch the Northern Lights" by @KOINNews CBS Portland Oregon - Get away from city lights, and not necessarily to the same places the crowds go when #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights are in the news. https://www.koin.com/weather/best-places-near-portland-to-catch-the-northern-lights/ #astronomy #SpaceWeather

"Severe solar storm expected to supercharge northern lights on Friday" by @NBCNews - Last time #NOAA issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch was 2005. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/northern-lights-visible-us-where-solar-storm-rcna151643 #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #astronomy #SpaceWeather

I got a pic of Multnomah Falls (east of Portland OR) with red aurora behind it - this is looking south. You know it's big when polar lights are south from here! (edit: It was dark so I goofed selecting the image. I added the pic of the falls, but the other was also taken there.) #AuroraBorealis #astronomy #SpaceWeather

I got some more #AuroraBorealis pics overlooking the Columbia River near Mosier, Oregon. Mountains across the river are in Washington state. (edit: For scale, the Columbia River is 3/4mi or 1km wide at this point.) #astronomy #SpaceWeather

I also took some #AuroraBorealis pics with the SLR camera & tripod at the overlook of the Columbia River near Mosier. Lots of changing colors in the sky: purple, green, yellow, red. After returning safely home to Portland, I got these off the camera. #astronomy #SpaceWeather

"Jaw-dropping northern lights from massive solar flares amaze skywatchers around the world. 'We have a very rare event on our hands.'" by @SpaceDotCom - Pics of #AuroraBorealis and #AuroraAustralis witnessed worldwide overnight. https://www.space.com/spectacular-northern-lights-rare-solar-flares-may-2024 #astronomy #SpaceWeather

"NOAA says ‘extreme’ Solar storm will persist through the weekend" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - Solar storm is not done yet. So those who missed #AuroraBorealis & #AuroraAustralis overnight may get one more chance. Go see it!👀 https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/noaa-says-extreme-solar-storm-will-persist-through-the-weekend/ #astronomy #SpaceWeather

"Spectacular southern lights seen across Australia after ‘extreme’ solar storm" by @Guardian - Where it wasn't cloudy, #AuroraAustralis southern lights made equally surprising display as #AuroraBorealis in the northern hemisphere https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/11/spectacular-aurora-australis-might-be-seen-as-far-north-as-queensland-after-extreme-solar-storm #astronomy #SpaceWeather

The solar storm appears to have ended. According to short-range forecast by #NOAA Space Weather center, #AuroraBorealis has retreated back to high latitudes. And they can't see aurora this time of year because shorter nights remain in twilight. #astronomy #SpaceWeather

"Biggest Solar Storm in Decades Triggers Intense Auroras: The Science Explained" by @ScienceAlert@ / @riding_red - #AuroraBorealis & #AuroraAustralis sighted well outside normal polar latitudes, to levels last seen in 2003 https://www.sciencealert.com/biggest-solar-storm-in-decades-triggers-intense-auroras-the-science-explained #astronomy #SpaceWeather

"More people Googled 'northern lights' in May 2024 than in any other month in history" by @SpaceDotCom / @RyanJFrench - Aurora in May and total solar eclipse in April fueled interest in the Sun. 😎 https://www.space.com/sun-space-weather-search-trends-may-2024-analysis #AuroraBorealis #AuroraAustralis #astronomy #SpaceWeather

2 years ago I saw and got pictures of #AuroraBorealis during the May 10, 2024 solar storm. It was the 2nd time I had seen #aurora, and so far the best. I drove east from Portland and could see aurora while I was driving. I stopped for pictures at Multnomah Falls (Oregon's most popular waterfall) and farther east at Memaloose State Park (between Hood River and The Dalles). First, from Multnomah Falls, note the falls were south and still had aurora in the background. #astronomy #SpaceWeather #PNW