Northern lights

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BBC Weather Watchers sent in hundreds of photos of the Northern lights as they ventured outside between 10pm and 1am.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024

The Northern lights were visible in Southern California but shone more to the North.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

Northern lights dance in the sky over the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr, and Anouk Garnier breaks a record climbing a rope under the Eiffel Tower.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Northern lights enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aurora for a few minutes.

From Washington Times • Apr. 18, 2023

The fall of the year is coming on and the evenings are made wonderful by two phenomena—the departure of the cannibalistic flies, and the Northern lights.

From Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir