In Photos: Northern and Southern Lights Decorate Night Sky
The Aurora Australis, also known as the southern lights, glows on the horizon across Australian skies near Fish Creek, south of Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 11, 2024. Paul Crock/AFP via Getty Images

In Photos: Northern and Southern Lights Decorate Night Sky

Photos from across the world.
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The night sky lit up in colors as the northern lights were seen in the United States, the UK, Germany, France, and Denmark as well as the southern lights in Australia and New Zealand on Thursday night and Friday morning.

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The northern lights over Highland Ralls, N.Y., on Oct. 10, 2024. Rita Qi/NTD
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The northern lights over Highland Ralls, N.Y., on Oct. 10, 2024. Rita Qi/NTD
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The northern lights over Highland Ralls, N.Y., on Oct. 10, 2024. Rita Qi/NTD
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An aurora borealis tints the sky red and green above the Pontusval lighthouse in Brignogan, North Finistere, France, on Oct. 10, 2024. Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
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A photographer takes pictures of aurora borealis, or northern lights, produced by a solar geomagnetic storm, seen from Shenandoah National Park in Rileyville, Va., on Oct. 10, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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A pink-colored aurora borealis visible in the starry sky at mid-latitudes, over trees and fields in the countryside in Rouans, Loire-Atlantique, France, on Oct. 10, 2024. Maylis Rolland, Hans Lucas, Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
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Aurora borealis, or northern lights, are seen over Haraldsted Lake near Ringsted, Denmark, on Oct. 10, 2024. Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
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The aurora borealis light up the night sky behind the Reculver Towers and Roman Fort in Herne Bay, England, on Oct. 11, 2024. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Aurora borealis, or northern lights, are seen from Shenandoah National Park in Rileyville, Va., on Oct. 10, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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A couple looks at the aurora australis, also known as the southern lights, as it glows on the horizon over the waters of Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on Oct. 11, 2024. Sanka Vidanagama/AFP via Getty Images
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Northern lights over the Baltic Sea close to Kiel, Germany, on Oct. 10, 2024. Axel Heimken/AFP via Getty Images
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The Aurora Australis, also known as the southern lights, produced by a solar geomagnetic storm, glows over a dairy farm in Lincoln on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on Oct. 11, 2024. Sanka Vidanagama/AFP via Getty Images
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The Aurora Australis, also known as the southern lights, glows on the horizon across Australian skies near Fish Creek, south of Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 11, 2024. Paul Crock/AFP via Getty Images