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Northern lights Nov. 11 Aurora over the Green River. Photo by Dave Bell Aurora with Big Dipper View from Boulder area with the Big Dipper. Photo by Aaron Mickey. Aurora over the Museum Aurora Nov. 11 above the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale.

The northern lights, auroras, are rarely seen in Wyoming, but the show on Tuesday night, November 11th was spectacular. The event was caused by a coronal mass ejection, CME, a large cloud of energetic and highly magnetized plasma that erupted from the sun into space. These geomagnetic storm conditions have treated sky watchers across the northern states with colorful night skies with dazzling pinks, greens, yellows and deep reds.

Local photographer, Dave Bell has posted some of his aurora pictures here: Spectacular Aurora Show – Nov 12-13 Album Dave Bell Photo Gallery

Related Links www.space.com www.nasa.gov - National Aeronautics and Space Administration www.astronomy.com - Astronomy Magazine