When I was a child (elementary school) growing up in Wisconsin, my friends and I often went ice skating or sled riding at night. One night, I remember seeing the Northern Lights in the sky on a night when we were sledding. I watched them for a little while, then went back to sledding with my friends. It was pretty, but I didn’t realize at the time what a remarkable event I had just witnessed.

The last time the Northern Lights were visible in this area was May 2024, but Ted and I were not able to see them. Thanks to a major sun storm this week, the Northern Lights were visible again as far south as Missouri. This time, we joined a crowd at a nearby park and saw a beautiful light show.

After leaving the park, we drove to the top of a hill in our subdivision and we could see the Northern Lights from there as well. Surprisingly (to us), no one in the neighborhood was outside looking at them.

On one of his weather-related websites, Ted found these pictures of rare white Northern Lights that were seen in Alaska during this solar event. Beautiful!