Marylanders took to social media Tuesday night to post pictures of colorful nighttime skies showcasing the Northern Lights, as a solar storm predicted by space weather forecasters hits Earth.

Current view of the aurora from Queenstown, MD – can see with naked eye and short long exposures @capitalweather @wbaltv11 @washingtonpost pic.twitter.com/yJgSjwpo73

— Ryan Booth (@TheRyanBooth) November 12, 2025

The storms, caused by the sun expelling bursts of energy known as coronal mass ejections, created auroras visible across the Northern United States and potentially as far south as Alabama.

But the storms could also disrupt radio and GPS communications.

PHOTOS: Northern Lights visible in Maryland!

Photos courtesy of viewers via Chime In.

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