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Photos: Northern Lights Dazzle New England, Midwest

A geomagnetic storm caused the Aurora Borealis's appearance

By SKYE Editors Nov 14, 2012

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    Caused by a geomagnetic storm, the dazzling colors of aurora borealis, or the northern lights, were visible Tuesday evening across parts of New England, the Midwest and Canada.  

    Ron uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Aurora borealis (northern lights) captured last night by the crew at the summit of Mt Washington pic.twitter.com/ZzhH1aSY"

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    Steven Fleegal uploaded this picture and tweeted, "Northern Lights through the clouds near Marquette, Michigan pic.twitter.com/r7pToqAK"

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    Sarah uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Some faint northern lights in the backyard. pic.twitter.com/LaDxJY7z"

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    Ken Hanks uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Northern Lights are visible, even with light pollution! pic.twitter.com/b2B33d2w"

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    Jordie Braun uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Northern lights tonight #skstorm twitpic.com/bd1k7g"

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    Tom Dirkson uploaded this photo and tweeted, "The Northern Lights #Aurora at 11pm, Saskatchewan time. pic.twitter.com/Mvzqw44G"

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    Juanita Dueck uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Who says you can't see the Northern Lights from the city?? Taken from my back yard 10 mins ago. Hillsdale in south #yqr pic.twitter.com/aV8HgX9W"

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    Antti Lindström uploaded this photo and tweeted, "The #northernlights dancing over #reykjavik last night! #amazing #travel #lp"

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    Jessie uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Taken today. Around 4-5am 14/11/12. Credits to Jimmy Simpson. #Auroraborealis http://instagr.am/p/SA3nHivE49/"

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    Hüseyin Tahir Oyanik uploaded this photo and tweeted, "#aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights in #oulu #finland #north @ Pirrakatu 1 http://instagr.am/p/Rvy3mnnczW/"

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    Megan A. Noble uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Beautiful Auroras last night. #northernlights #auroraborealis http://instagr.am/p/SBfMZ_lQIn/"

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    Next: 25 Electrifying Photos of Lightning Bolts

    Imagine Peace Tower uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes - The #NorthernLights are bright tonight in http://instagr.am/p/R_XNRBPzfL/"

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