But that wasn’t the only variable at play.

That’s exactly where it produced all of those large flares, French added.

This may not be the final chance we get to see the Northern Lights below the Arctic Circle.

Aurora over the Baltic Sea in Poland, Jantar

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pink and green northern lights

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Northern lights and young woman on mountain peak at night. Green and violet aurora borealis and silhouette of alone girl on mountain trail. Landscape with polar lights. Starry sky with bright aurora

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northern lights over a forest

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