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Northern lights make rare appearance in New Brunswick

Parts of New Brunswick were treated to stellar views of an aurora borealis on Friday night and early Saturday.

Bright pink, purple, green light beams visible overnight in parts of province

Savannah Awde · CBC News ·
Green, purple, orange, pink and other northern lights colours in the night sky.
The northern lights are shown just after 11 p.m. on Friday in Warwick Settlement, west of Miramichi. (Cindel A. Thibodeau)

Parts of New Brunswick were treated to stellar views of an aurora borealis on Friday night and early Saturday.

Hues of purple, pink, green and more were visible across the province as the northern lights treated Canadian sky-watchers in southern areas.

A full spectrum of aurora borealis colours in the night sky.
Residents of Lower Cambridge saw a full spectrum of aurora borealis colours. (Nelly Price)
The northern lights in the sky.
The northern lights as observed in Lower Cambridge. (Nelly Price)
The northern lights are pictured in the sky, with a house lit up in the foreground.
Petitcodiac resident Ivan Anderson said the Friday night view of the aurora borealis was the best he's ever seen from the town. (Ivan Anderson)
Purple-blue beams of light in the night sky.
Purple-blue beams of light made an appearance in Lower Cambridge during an aurora borealis. (Nelly Price)
Pink and green hues from the northern lights are pictured in a starry night sky.
The northern lights as seen in Lower Cambridge. (Nelly Price)
The northern lights are shown in the sky.
The northern lights are pictured in Petitcodiac just after 11 p.m. (Ivan Anderson)

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Savannah Awde

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Savannah Awde is a reporter with CBC New Brunswick. You can contact her with story ideas at savannah.awde@cbc.ca.

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