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Twizzle_2 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:45:25 GMT

Storm darkens sky over New York City

Storm from space sparks greatest light show on Earth

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Photographer Brad Goldpaint snapped multiple frames of the northern lights on July 15. "I had an incredible experience last night capturing the aurora borealis over Sparks Lake in Central Oregon," he said in an email sent on Sunday.

Robert Snache / Spirithands Photography

The subtle glow of the aurora competes with the glare of a signal light at the Ojibway Bay Marina, as captured over the weekend by photographer Robert Snache of Rama First Nation in Ontario. For more of Snache's pictures, check out Spirithands Photography's Facebook page.

Randy Halverson / Dakotalapse

Rare pinks and blues glow in the skies over Kennebec, S.D., in a picture of the northern lights captured by Randy Halverson on July 15. "It was bright to the eye at the time this was taken," Halverson told SpaceWeather.com. "Clouds made it difficult to get good pictures, though." More of Halverson's imagery can be seen on the Dakotalapse website.

Dhani Jones

Photo by Dhani Jones over New York City Wednesday afternoon

Adrees Latif / Reuters

Commuters dodge high wind and heavy rain during a thunderstorm in New York July 18.

Joe Acaba / NASA

NASA astronaut Joe Acaba captured this photo of the southern lights in a dazzling aurora display on July 14-15, 2012, during an uptick in solar activity.

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