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A rare solar storm allowed Long Islanders — and many other parts of the U.S. — the opportunity to see the northern lights, or aurora borealis, over the weekend.
[Read more about the geomagnetic solar storms here.]
Below are great photos that were taken on the Island.
Glen Cove
Photo by Kathleen Haley
- May 11 at 1:05 a.m.
Port Jefferson Harbor
Photo by Fred Lingen
- May 11 at 2 a.m.
Stony Brook
Photo by Marvin Lei
- May 11 at 3 a.m.
Cedar Beach, Mount Sinai
Photo by Steve Powers
- May 11 around 3:30 a.m.
Lindenhurst
Photo by Angela Sasso
- May 11 around 4 a.m.
Sunden Meadow, King Park
Photo by Russell Johnathan Bean
- May 11 around 4 a.m.
Cedar Beach, Mount Sinai
Photo by April Rose Alster
- May 11 at 4:30 a.m.
Bayville
Photo by Lisa Fazio
- May 12 at 11 p.m.
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