Aurora dazzles stargazers

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Admin

Credit: Shawn Malone, of Marquette, Mich.

Northern lights spanning from Canada to Arkansas made national news this morning after a display late Monday night grabbed stargazers’ attention, according to various news outlets.

The aurora was the result of a wave of charged particles set off by a sun storm on Saturday, which took two days to reach Earth, according to CBS News.

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