The aurora borealis covered nearly 30 states on Sunday evening, including parts of the Ozarks.
The phenomenon, known as the aurora borealis or northern lights, occurs when particles emitted by the sun collide with particles that are already trapped around Earth’s magnetic field, and normally & often can be seen from parts of Iceland, Canada and Alaska.
Many of us are unaccustomed to seeing the night sky illuminated by streaks of green or red, an aurora borealis.
In folk tales, the northern lights have been associated with spirits and divine forces which can inspire awe, or even fear.
For instance in 1872, an article in The New York Times described a sky glowing so intensely that “many persons supposed a great fire was raging back of Brooklyn.”
In 1941, hundreds of onlookers gathered on the boardwalk of Rockaway Beach, N.Y., to view the phenomenon, and in 1929, many readers of The Times called the paper to report the dazzling sight.
I would never have believed I would have witnessed the aurora borealis near me!
That's one more check mark off my bucket list now! ✔️
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