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The Northern Lights Spread Across Much Of The US, Here's How Wild It Looked

Grant Brunner
Grant Brunner
The Northern Lights Spread Across Much Of The US, Here's How Wild It Looked
Thanks to extremely strong solar activity, the aurora borealis was able to be seen over huge swaths of heavily populated areas this weekend.
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While the northern lights (aurora borealis) are usually contained relatively close to the north pole, unusual solar activity can sometimes bring the phenomenon much further south than you'd expect.

This past weekend saw an enormous geomagnetic storm on the sun, and that brought the norther lights down across large stretches of North America and Eurasia. We weren't lucky enough to see it ourselves, but folks have been sharing some unbelievable photos on social media, so we decided to round up our absolute favorites for those of us who missed out on the fun.


Here's how it looked


[Image: Gerhard Lipold]

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