Aurora Over Lakeville
Lights Beneath the Red Sky
A rare geomagnetic storm painted the night sky over Lakeville in vivid red and green. For a few hours, the aurora reached deep into the northern United States, transforming quiet suburban yards into unexpected observatories. Captured from home, these images record an unusually intense auroral display — the solar wind brushing Earth’s magnetic field in full color.
Featured View
Aurora with Pleiades — Lakeville, MNRed and green veils drift beneath the autumn stars.
The Pleiades cluster and faint Orion glow through the auroral haze as light spills over the trees and deck.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens: EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Settings: ISO 200 • f/5.0 • 20 s
Aurora Gallery
The sequence follows the display as it shifted across the yard, from broad green glow near the horizon to red curtains overhead and finally back into the familiar shapes of trees, rooftops, and deck railings.
Red and Green Aurora over TreesCurtains of red and green light above silhouetted trees.
The aurora surged in color shortly after dark, glowing in layered bands that reached high into the sky.
The Northern Lights Over LakevilleRed light, green glow, and bare trees beneath a star-filled sky.
A broad curtain of aurora rises above the neighborhood, framed by late-season branches and quiet backyards.
Red Curtains and Autumn StarsSoft red bands stretch above the trees.
Stars remain visible through the auroral glow, giving the scene both motion and stillness.
Red Light Above the DeckA deep red arc glows over the railing and winter-bare branches.
The familiar edge of the deck anchors the scene while the aurora washes the sky in color.
Red Aurora Behind CottonwoodBare branches framed against the heart of the aurora.
The red emission dominates the horizon as faint green persists below.
Layers of LightGreen and red bands overlap above the treeline.
The aurora folds into soft layers, with dark branches tracing the lower edge of the sky.
The Northern Sky in ColorA red pillar rises through green light above the trees.
The display shifts from low green glow to high red structure, filling the northern sky.
Neighborhood LightshowSuburban rooftops, bare trees, and aurora overhead.
The scene turns an ordinary backyard view into a night-sky event shared with the neighborhood.
Aurora over the Neighborhood — Lakeville, MNBands of red and green light above quiet homes.
A passing cargo flight traces a bright line through the scene, a small human mark beneath the aurora. FedEx flight FX1618 departing MSP.
Photo Notes
All images in this gallery were photographed from home in Lakeville, Minnesota. The sequence keeps the neighborhood visible — trees, rooftops, deck railings, and house lights — so the aurora remains grounded in place rather than separated from the familiar landscape below.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens: EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Typical settings: ISO 200 • f/5.0 • 20 s
Image sizes: 6720 × 4480