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Solar storm brings northern lights to B.C. skies

Geomagnetic storm offers a chance to see colourful auroras

Geomagnetic storm offers a chance to see colourful auroras

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People lean against a designer car as they take pictures of the northern lights.
A long-exposure photo shows the aurora borealis in Surrey, a suburb of Vancouver, on Friday. The northern lights may be visible again on Saturday due to a solar storm. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

A geomagnetic storm provided a chance to see northern lights across much of B.C. Friday night.

The colourful auroras were spotted across southern and central British Columbia.

They may be visible again on Saturday night,

If you saw them, email bcphotos@cbc.ca. 

Northern lights over Vancouver.
The northern lights were visible over Vancouver. (Bradley Stewart/CBC)
A long-exposure photo shows the aurora borealis with purple and green colours dancing above a countryside landscape in Surrey, B.C.
A long-exposure photo shows the aurora borealis with purple and green colours dancing above a countryside landscape in Surrey, a suburb of Vancouver. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
A person takes a picture of northern lights above them.
A person takes a photo of the aurora borealis in Vancouver. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press)
People are pictured at a beach with the northern lights above them.
People flocked to Jericho Beach in Vancouver to catch the northern lights. (Chris Helgren/Reuters)
Northern lights are visible above a beach and a pier, with a cityscape in the background.
Space Weather Canada said a 'major geomagnetic storm' on Friday is expected to continue Saturday. The aurora borealis, seen above Vancouver, was caused by a series of solar particle releases. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press)
The northern lights are seen above a residential neighbourhood.
The northern lights are seen in the skies of Victoria. (Mélinda Trochu/Radio-Canada)
A person checks their phone while seated on a log, as the northern lights illuminate the sky above them.
The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, are caused by a coronal mass ejection on the sun. (Chris Helgren/Reuters)
Northern lights are seen above apartment buildings.
The northern lights made a rare appearance in much of the southern half of B.C. (Submitted by Callum Stewart)
Northern lights
Northern lights glowed over Kamloops, B.C. (Marcella Bernardo/CBC)
Northern lights above a lakefront city.
The aurora borealis was also visible in Kelowna and the southern Interior. (Jay Bertagnolli/CBC)
The northern lights are pictured above mountains.
The northern lights put on a show above the Golden Ears Mountains in Pitt Meadows, about 45 kilometres east of Vancouver. (Eric Pankratz/CBC)
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