IDAHO FALLS — People across eastern Idaho and the nation were able to get a glimpse of the Northern Lights Saturday night. And if you missed out, you may have another chance Sunday evening into Monday morning.
A geomagnetic storm is expected to set skies aglow with the northern lights, potentially visible as far south as Alabama to Northern California, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are streaks of colorful light that paint the nighttime sky. They most commonly appear in the skies over locations closer to the North Pole. They occur when eruptions on the sun’s surface, known as coronal mass ejections, emit material that triggers geomagnetic storms when they interact with Earth’s magnetic field.
Here are some photos captured Saturday night by EastIdahoNews.com users.
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