Aurora Borealis Pictures 2024. The center issued a strong geomagnetic storm watch, known as a g3 — the third highest level out of five — for july 29 to july 31. For this latitude, the stunning natural light display was.

Photos from across southwest and southside virginia illustrate rare intensity and coverage of geomagnetic storm. Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around earth’s poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis.