Timelapse video captures northern lights illuminating New Jersey sky

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Timelapse video captures northern lights illuminating New Jersey sky
An eyewitness captured northern lights illuminating the night sky over Hackettstown, New Jersey, on Monday, August 12.

HACKETTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- Timelapse video from an eyewitness in Hackettstown, New Jersey on Monday shows the northern lights illuminating the night sky.

Solar flares triggered by explosions of the sun produced the spectacular displays.

This was the largest geo-magnetic storm in two decades.

The northern lights are occasionally visible from as far south as the Garden State.

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