Northern Lights at Coquina Beach, south of Nags Head, across from Bodie Island lighthouse around 10:45 p.m. on May 10, 2024. (Photo by Kari Pugh/The Virginian-Pilot)
Pink and purple hues in the sky could be seen from Coquina Beach, south of Nags Head, during a solar storm on Friday night that caused Northern Lights to be visible as far south as Alabama.
The “severe geomagnetic storm watch” was the first of its kind in nearly 20 years.
Northern Lights at Coquina Beach, south of Nags Head, across from Bodie Island lighthouse around 10:45 p.m. on May 10, 2024. (Photo by Kari Pugh/The Virginian-Pilot)
Northern Lights at Coquina Beach, south of Nags Head, across from Bodie Island lighthouse around 10:45 p.m. on May 10, 2024. (Photo by Kari Pugh/The Virginian-Pilot)
Northern Lights at Coquina Beach, south of Nags Head, across from Bodie Island lighthouse around 10:45 p.m. on May 10, 2024. (Photo by Kari Pugh/The Virginian-Pilot)
Northern Lights at Coquina Beach, south of Nags Head, across from Bodie Island lighthouse around 10:45 p.m. on May 10, 2024. (Photo by Kari Pugh/The Virginian-Pilot)
Northern Lights at Coquina Beach, south of Nags Head, across from Bodie Island lighthouse around 10:45 p.m. on May 10, 2024. (Photo by Kari Pugh/The Virginian-Pilot)
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Northern Lights at Coquina Beach, south of Nags Head, across from Bodie Island lighthouse around 10:45 p.m. on May 10, 2024. (Photo by Kari Pugh/The Virginian-Pilot)
