Some Southern Californians were treated to an extremely rare glimpse at the Northern Lights over the weekend as an intense geomagnetic storm hit the area.
Otherwise known as the Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights traditionally bring incredible displays of pink, green and red light to the night sky, which made an unusual appearance as far south as San Bernardino County because of the strong storm, which burst forth from a sunspot cluster on the sun. Related: Maps show where millions in U.S.
I've never seen it before, that was my first time and the fact that we even got to see it here in Southern California, I mean, it was incredible.'The storm is expected to continue through Sunday, which means that there could be more of chances to get a look at the experience which is traditionally only visible in places like Alaska, Canada and northern Europe.
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