CONNECTICUT, USA — Connecticut residents spotted northern lights Thursday evening, resulting from a severe solar storm.
According to FOX61 Meteorologist Rachel Frank, Thursday's visibility of the aurora borealis is a product of plasma and charged particles launched from the Sun into the Earth's atmosphere, resulting from a geomagnetic storm.
The aurora could best be seen in places away from city lights and with a view of the northern horizon. Long-exposure cameras also helped capture the lights.
Viewers from towns across Connecticut submitted their photos of the aurora:
Northern lights visible in Connecticut Thursday night
The northern lights could also be seen from UConn:
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