The 7th of July, 2022 was a very special day for photographers across US and Canada, as they witnessed something that comes only once in a lifetime. On this special day, the Earth’s magnetic field reflected through a crack and this phenomenon lasted for 14 hours.

The result of this was the creation of an aurora in the sky, thanks to solar winds entering the open crack. Such cracks occur once in a while, and they do not pose any threat, and they usually last for a shorter period of time. This most recent one, which lasted for 14 hours, caused a G1-class geomagnetic storm and a proper setup for any photographer in search of unique shots.

The pictures taken of the night sky on the 7th of July in the US and Canada show the magical features of nature. The sky lit up in beautiful colors of purple and emerald and the images shared on social media are truly amazing.

Many of the photographers stayed up all night to follow the sky changing its colors and shared their amazing snaps on the Internet.

Often I manage to capture the aurora when the kP is 2, this morning was one of those times. With asolar wind of 334 km/s one would think not. But the CIR shock is what's important, and being out there when it occurs thank you's to @SNHWx @Vincent_Ledvina @nenecallas @halocme pic.twitter.com/BIm2ggNXm2

— Harlan Thomas (@theauroraguy) July 6, 2022

I am in awe! pic.twitter.com/ysTDyRBOPG

— Scott Alan Johnston (@ScottyJ_PhD) July 8, 2022

Amateur nature photographers are usually on the road a lot of time in search of the perfect picture and they often manage to take amazing shots of the scenery.
Laura Rowe, glanced at this unusual Texas storm when she was driving around East Texas together with her boyfriend and suddenly the storm cloud appeared before her eyes. The cloud looks like the sky has just exploded into lots of bright colors and reflected all the light from the sunset.
Rowe said that the tornado has caught the two off guard, as they were not prepared for either the weather and the perfect view. She managed to take the pictures while driving and following the storm and was lucky to have enough battery so she could take an entire series of pictures. The picture was captured on an iPhone 11 and went viral quickly and Rowe even created several prints which can be ordered from her website.

Amateur photographer Laura Rowe’s Texas storm photo went viral on Twitter.

storm chasin in West Texas pic.twitter.com/sFjNdHGFYP

— laura plant (@lauralouu30) May 17, 2021

It was! I took this as well. pic.twitter.com/PWKJ8XfT67

— laura plant (@lauralouu30) May 17, 2021