The northern lights illuminated the sky at Legace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin on Friday night. The strongest geomagnetic storm since 2003 caused by a solar flare, hit earth, causing the northern lights to be seen in New Hampshire and across the United States. Electrically charged particles from the sun’s solar flares heat up atoms and molecules in the earth’s atmosphere, primarily nitrogen and oxygen. Oxygen is responsible for the green of the aurora, while nitrogen can create hints of purple, blue or pink. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye, and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. All photos were taken with exposures between 10 to 30 seconds on a tripod.
Kathryn Pevine, left, and her daughter Ashley Pevine look up at the aurora borealis over Legace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin Friday night. The display is caused as electrically charged particles from the sun’s solar flares heat up atoms and molecules in the Earth’s atmosphere, primarily nitrogen and oxygen. Oxygen is responsible for the green aurora, while nitrogen can create hints of purple, blue or pink. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye, and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The northern lights display hues of green and purple in the sky at Lagace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin on Friday night. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye, and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. During the phenomenon, electrically charged particles from the sun’s solar flares heat up atoms and molecules in the Earth’s atmosphere, primarily nitrogen and oxygen. Oxygen is responsible for the green aurora, while nitrogen can create hints of purple, blue or pink. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The northern lights shimmer in the sky at Legace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin on Friday night. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. The strongest geomagnetic storm since since 2003 caused by a solar flare hit Earth, causing the northern lights to be seen in New Hampshire and along the East Coast. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The northern lights stretch across the sky above the bath house at Lagace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin on Friday night. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye, and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The northern lights reflect off the water at Lagace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin on Friday night. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye, and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The northern lights reflect off the water at Lagace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin on Friday night. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye, and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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Kathryn Pevine, left, and her daughter Ashley Pevine look up at the aurora borealis over Legace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin Friday night. The display is caused as electrically charged particles from the sun’s solar flares heat up atoms and molecules in the Earth’s atmosphere, primarily nitrogen and oxygen. Oxygen is responsible for the green aurora, while nitrogen can create hints of purple, blue or pink. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye, and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The northern lights display hues of green and purple in the sky at Lagace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin on Friday night. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye, and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. During the phenomenon, electrically charged particles from the sun’s solar flares heat up atoms and molecules in the Earth’s atmosphere, primarily nitrogen and oxygen. Oxygen is responsible for the green aurora, while nitrogen can create hints of purple, blue or pink. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The northern lights appear over Lake Winnipesaukee from Lincoln Park in Gilford on Friday night. (Michael Shine/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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The northern lights shimmer in the sky at Legace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin on Friday night. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. The strongest geomagnetic storm since since 2003 caused by a solar flare hit Earth, causing the northern lights to be seen in New Hampshire and along the East Coast. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The northern lights stretch across the sky above the bath house at Lagace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin on Friday night. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye, and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The northern lights reflect off the water at Lagace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin on Friday night. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye, and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The northern lights reflect off the water at Lagace Beach on Webster Lake in Franklin on Friday night. The northern lights were barely visible to the human eye, and could be seen better with a long exposure on a camera. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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