Northern Lights Dazzle NJ Residents

Residents across the Northeast were dazzled by the Northern Lights, visible Thursday evening, Oct. 10.

Northern Lights visible from Poughkeepsie, NY.
Photo Credit: *Joe Jenkins*

From Hackensack, NJ.
Photo Credit: *Chris Flores*

Northern Lights over New Milford, NJ.
Photo Credit: *Ashley Nevelle*

10/10/2024 7:45 p.m.

The purple and pink lights were visible due to a Solar Storm, or a Coronal Mass Ejection from the sun on Tuesday, Oct. 8 which arrived in the area Thursday.

"I got a text from a friend about 30 minutes ago," said Joe Jenkins, of Poughkeepsie, NY, "so I ran out and looked due north. You couldn’t miss it."

The lights were clearly visible from 7:24 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

People from all over the world shared photos to X. Here are some photos from the Daily Voice coverage area:

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