People look at the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, in Rolleston outskirts of Christchurch on May 11, 2024. The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth, triggering spectacular celestial light shows from Tasmania to Britain – and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids as it persists into the weekend. (Photo by Sanka Vidanagama/AFP Photo)





The Northern lights fill the sky at the Bogus Basin ski resort on Saturday, May 11, 2024 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Kyle Green/AP Photo)





People gather to take pictures of the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, in New Brighton in northwest England late on May 10, 2024. The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth, triggering spectacular celestial light shows from Tasmania to Britain – and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids as it persists into the weekend. (Photo by Paul Ellis/AFP Photo)





The Aurora Borealis, also known as the "Northern Lights", illuminate the sky as people gather to watch the annual Perseid meteor shower near the village of Borodinka in the Omsk region, Russia on August 13, 2024. (Photo by Alexey Malgavko/Reuters)





A couple watch the aurora borealis, commonly known as the northern lights on May 11, 2024 in Manning Park, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images)





Following an especially strong solar storm on August 8, 2024, the northern lights could be seen above Knowlton Church in Dorset as well as a shooting star. The event is a rare sight so far south in the UK. (Photo by Joseph Anthony/Caters News Agency)





The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, fill the sky over The Bathing House in Howick, Northumberland on Monday night and into the early hours of Tuesday, August 13, 2024. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)





This long exposure picture shows the northern lights (aurora borealis) illuminating the sky above the field in the village of Wigry, Suwalki region, during the annual Perseids meteor shower early on August 12, 2024. (Photo by Sergei Gapon/AFP Photo)





The aurora borealis, also known as the “northern lights”, caused by a coronal mass ejection on the Sun, illuminates the sky over Jericho Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 10, 2024. (Photo by Chris Helgren/Reuters)





The aurora borealis, viewed above the island of Lindisfarne, off the northeast coast of England, on May 11, 2024. (Photo by John Finney/WENN)





Perseid meteor shower is observed as Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis), colorful lights shift, illuminate the sky of New York, United States on August 12, 2024. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)





The northern lights, or the aurora borealis, appear in the sky over Rat Lake in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories on Thursday, August 8, 2024. (Photo by Bill Braden /The Canadian Press via AP Photo)





Stunning Northern Lights/aurora borealis display in Minster on Sea in Kent, UK on May 10, 2024. (Photo by James Bell/Alamy Live News)





The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, appears over Bamburgh Lighthouse, in Northumberland on the North East coast of England on Monday, August 12, 2024. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)





The aurora borealis, also known as the 'northern lights’, are seen over The Roaches near Leek, Staffordshire, Britain, on May 10, 2024. (Photo by Carl Recine/Reuters)