A severe solar storm created a stunning display of aurora borealis over parts of the United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand this week. Here, the sky glows in Craven, Saskatchewan.
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Storm chaser Greg Johnson photographed the aurora borealis from a small church outside Craven.
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A green aurora stretches across the Michigan sky on Tuesday, March 17. Travis Peltz viewed the celestial show from his hometown of Rogers City.
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The northern lights are normally seen in the high latitudes, but on Tuesday night the lights were the product of large geomagnetic blasts from the sun. This photo was also captured in Michigan.
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The northern lights cascade across Lake Huron in northern Michigan on Tuesday evening.
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Edgars Pohevics captured the warm hues shining from Liepaja, Latvia.
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Another colorful display of lights in Latvia.
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Maanit Shah went out to his backyard in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, and caught a beautiful light show.
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Another view of the northern lights twinkling over Meadow Lake.
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Sigurdur Brynjarsson photographed the dancing lights in Thingvellir National Park in southwestern Iceland. This photo is a composition of 21 separate shots.