"Virginia Photographers Capture Enigmatic Night Sky Phenomenon: Unraveling the Mystery"

Photographers in Virginia captured a rare phenomenon in the night sky, but it wasn't the aurora borealis. Instead, they witnessed a stable auroral red (SAR) arc, which occurs when light from oxygen molecules is heated by an electric current around Earth. The SAR coincided with a strong geomagnetic storm, and photographers were able to capture it using long exposure settings and reducing light pollution. The aurora borealis, on the other hand, forms when a solar storm interacts with Earth's magnetic field, creating a dance of different colors.