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Aurora borealis lights Northern U.S in spectacular show

The Northern Lights were captured in Iowa and Montana Tuesday night.

Published: Oct. 4, 2013 at 7:51 AM
Updated Oct. 4, 2013 at 8:05 AM

By VERONICA LINARES, UPI.com | Blog

Aurora borealis lights Northern U.S in spectacular show

The Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - made an appearance in some parts of Montana and Iowa on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning.

According to the Space Weather Prediction Center, being able to see the Aurora depends mainly on the degree of disturbance of the earth's magnetic field at the time (aka geomagnetic activity) and the viewer's geographical location.

For information regarding the the forecast for Aurora Borealis viewing visit SoftServeNews.com.

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