An extreme solar storm, brought on by a cluster of giant sunspots, sent charged particles toward Earth over the weekend. The resulting auroras, or Northern Lights, dazzled the eye across the globe with green, pink, and purple illuminations in the sky. This Sunday night in the United States, "the aurora may become visible over much of the northern half of the country, and maybe as far south as Alabama and northern California," said NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center.
So far, there have not been major problems reported from the severe geomagnetic storms in the way of power grid and GPS disruptions, though the intensity of the solar activity has led to the auroras being seen much further south than usual. For more, check out Spaceweather.com's gallery of aurora photos from around the world.
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