Northern lights once again light up the sky

TORONTO – If you were one of the lucky ones with a clear sky Tuesday night — and happened to look up — you were treated to another great light show.

The northern lights lit up the sky across Canada and the northern United States Tuesday night as particles from the sun interacted with Earth’s magnetic field.

People from across Canada took to social media with photos of the spectacular show.

There was no spectacular X-class solar flare associated with this display. Instead a coronal mass ejection — a massive burst of plasma gases — were ejected from the sun triggering the activity.

The aurorae were also seen in the northern United States as far south as Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota.

The Space Weather Prediction Center is calling for continued activity for the next 24 hours. So if you missed this chance, you may get another tonight.

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