The Sky Is on Fire! Your Complete Visual Guide to the Northern Lights

Over the past week, Norway has been witness to some jaw-dropping light shows, the result of an M8.7 class flare and a coronal mass ejection in a direction pointed toward Earth. Many Norwegians shared their photos of the northern lights — or “nordlys” in Norwegian — on Flickr, where we reached out to them for permission to republish them. Read more.

[Image: Bernt Olsen]

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