Incredibly rare: Northern Lights dazzle in North Carolina overnight
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An Asheville photographer captured an incredibly rare event Thursday night: The Northern Lights, typically not visible this far s...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An Asheville photographer captured an incredibly rare event Thursday night: The Northern Lights, typically not visible this far south, dazzling in the starry, purple North Carolina skies. Twitter also lit up with excited North Carolinians capturing photos and time-lapses of the special occasion. Typically, the Northern Lights are only visible in far northern places, such as the Arctic, northern Canada and sometimes Alaska. So what brought the Northern Lights so far south last night? According to CNN, the lights have been more active in recent weeks, with sky-watchers noticing the colorful display further south than usual – places like the state of Colorado, the southeast of England and New South Wales.