Aurora Borealis: Solar Winds Blow Rare Northern Lights Across North America

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(PHOTOS): Aurora Borealis: Rare Northern Lights Illuminate Skies Red Across North America

An unusual red color was reported in the Northern Lights that swept across the US.

Aurora Borealis: Rare Northern Lights Illuminate Skies Red Across North America

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Screengrab. East Martin Michigan. Oct. 24, 2011.
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Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) over Lake Superior. Oct. 24, 2011.
- [Lake Superior Photo/Facebook]
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Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) over Lake Superior. Oct. 24, 2011.
- [Lake Superior Photo/Facebook]
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Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) over Lake Superior. Oct. 24, 2011.
- [Lake Superior Photo/Facebook]
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Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) over Lake Superior. Oct. 24, 2011.
- [Lake Superior Photo/Facebook]
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Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) over Lake Superior. Oct. 24, 2011.
- [Lake Superior Photo/Facebook]
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Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) over Lake Superior. Oct. 24, 2011.
- [Lake Superior Photo/Facebook]
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The Aurora Borealis glows over a direction sign naming famous capital cities of the world in the Kangerlussuaq Airport near the Greenland town of Kangerlussuaq. Sept. 3, 2007. The Northern Lights most often occurs from September to October and from March to April and are a popular tourist attraction.
- [Uriel Sinai/AFP/Getty Images]
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The Aurora Borealis glows in the sky in the Greenland town of Kangerlussuaq. Sept. 03, 2007.
- [Uriel Sinai/AFP/Getty Images]
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Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights as seen from South Australia as with Aurora Borealis, are displayed during strong geomagnetic events. March 29, 2001.
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Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights as seen from South Australia as with Aurora Borealis, are displayed during strong geomagnetic events. March 29, 2001.
- [NOAA/AFP/Getty Images]
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A full moon helps illuminate the Alaskan pipeline under the faint glow of the Aurora Borealis near Milne Point, Alaska. Nov. 19, 2002.
- [Greg A. Syverson/AFP/Getty Images]
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While docked and onboard the International Space Station, a STS-123 Endeavour crew member captures the glowing green of the Aurora Borealis. March 21, 2008.
- [NASA/Reuters]
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The Northern Lights are seen above the ash plume of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano in the evening April 22, 2010.
- [Lucas Jackson/Reuters]
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A display of the northern lights in Erikslund, Medelpad in Sweden overnight. Aug. 19, 2003.
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Hyvinka in Southern Finland. October 31, 2003.
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Kangerlussuaq, Greeland. Sept. 3, 2007.
- [Uriel Sinai/AFP/Getty Images]
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Tourists admire the Aurora Borealis as it glows in the sky near the town of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Sept. 2, 2007.
- [Uriel Sinai/AFP/Getty Images]
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Greenland. September 03, 2007.
- [Uriel Sinai/AFP/Getty Images]
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The Aurora borealis fills the sky over Finnmark during the 1000 km long Finnmarkslopet, world's northernmost sled dog race taking place in northern Norway. March 13, 2011.
- [Scanpix Norway/Reuters]

A solar wind made the colorful Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis appear as far south as Georgia on Monday evening. While the northern lights, a geomagnetic storm, usually appear in the arctic regions, a strong compression in the magnetic field around the earth allowed electrically charged particles from the solar wind to enter within 22,00 miles of the earth.

Not only was their location unique, but also the lights took a rare red hue.

Here are some of the images from the occurance, and some more stunning photos of the Northern and Southern Lights around the world.

Also a great video from Michigan: