Spectacular Northern Lights show in the sky triggers NOAA warning
A strong solar storm created a dazzling display in the night sky and let people across portions of the United States see the rare Northern Lights.
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A strong solar storm created a dazzling display in the night sky and let people across portions of the United States see the rare Northern Lights.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
The forecasted conditions come after a weekend of jaw-dropping northern lights seen as far south as Florida and as "magnetically complex" sunspots bigger than Earth continue to emit solar flares.
People from the United States and Canada to the United Kingdom, Poland, parts of China and Russia saw the northern lights this weekend.
Parts of California could be in for an extremely rare treat into the weekend: the Northern Lights.
Americans were being treated to a show of the northern lights this weekend from a powerful geomagnetic storm heading toward Earth.
Scientists warn that there could be a powerful solar flare today after flares on Sunday caused radio blackouts.
If you missed the northern lights where you live, these photos captured the dazzling display.
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The northern lights were seen again over Sacramento Valley again on Sunday night and can be expected again Monday night.
"I always see strange things in the sky but this was insane," one woman who saw the mysterious spiral said.
Northern light 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.
CBS13's Chief Meteorologist Nic Merianos explains the phenomenon known as the Northern Lights, which are usually an extremely rare sight in California.
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