Stunning Aurora Borealis Photos from the Swiss Alps, Prague, Chicago, and . . . Arizona?

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Many people outside of the Arctic Circle had the rare opportunity to view the Northern Lights in the night sky this weekend. A rare and particularly strong geomagnetic storm made the spectacle possible in many areas of Europe and the United States. Stunning photos are peppering social media from places like Switzerland and Prague in Europe and Chicago and North Carolina in the United States. Perhaps most surprisingly, though, are the Aurora Borealis photos from places way south, like Arizona and Florida.

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Here are some of our favorites.

Apparently, the Matterhorn in Switzerland shone bubblegum pink and cotton candy pink/blue, thanks the Aurora.

My goodness! The aurora over the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps! #aurora #NorthernLights pic.twitter.com/5hgkS1lPmM

— Ed Piotrowski (@EdPiotrowski) May 10, 2024

Sam Lillo lives in Colorado but is traveling in Europe, and yesterday he captured some beautiful photos of the Northern Lights over Prague in the Czech Republic.

More #Aurora-ing from Prague. Getting brighter! pic.twitter.com/foXKRLVylI

— Sam Lillo (@splillo) May 10, 2024

In the United States, cities like Chicago were treated to a Northern Lights show.

#NorthernLights in #Chicago pic.twitter.com/TfzMdsrcgw

— Paul Konrad (@PaulKonrad) May 11, 2024

WOW! Aurora on a DCA to Chicago flight! Courtesy of @Dylan_Oakes pic.twitter.com/498MAb21ke

— Matthew Cappucci (@MatthewCappucci) May 11, 2024

Here’s an incredible shot from the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina.

The #aurora was showing off over the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina last night. This gorgeous image was taken by Jay Michaud at Cranberry Ridge. #northernlights #scwx #ncwx
😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/SWX8OIepob

— Ed Piotrowski (@EdPiotrowski) May 11, 2024

But the real shockers came from states in the south of the U.S., like Florida and Arizona.

NEW PICTURES: Extremely rare aurora in Southwest Florida this evening, first time in decades, was glowing pink in the northern sky. This is honestly on the same level as seeing snow here, some may not see this again in their lifetime. This was caused by an "Extreme" G5 Solar… pic.twitter.com/B56mRR0kd5

— Matt Devitt (@MattDevittWX) May 11, 2024

Did you see the show last night?!?

The Northern Lights gave Arizonans a special treat, no matter what corner of the state you are in! We've gotten so many photos from all over Arizona, check them out here: https://t.co/7vsgfSygfp pic.twitter.com/hNfzbUFIEy

— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) May 11, 2024

How cool to see the Northern Lights behind Florida palm trees and Arizona saguaros.

Did you take some Aurora Borealis photos this weekend from your backyard?

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