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Northern Lights sights all across the state

Northern lights in Harford County from Shawn Theron 
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BALTIMORE — A strong geomagnetic storm has created some stunning images across Maryland.

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, lit up the sky Thursday evening.

Our viewers captured so many amazing photos, we created a slideshow!

Slideshow of the Northern Lights captured by our viewers

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If you want to see them, it is best to get away from city lights. Here is a light pollution map for our area.

Light pollution map

Try to get to the red, yellow, or orange colors and look north.

Your camera will "see" the colors better.

This happens when energy from the sun hits our magnetic field.

The northern lights