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Geomagnetic storm offers a chance to see colourful auroras

Geomagnetic storm offers a chance to see colourful auroras

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Northern lights over Vancouver.
The northern lights were visible over Vancouver, B.C., on May 10, 2024. (Bradley Stewart/CBC)

A geomagnetic storm provided a chance to see northern lights across much of B.C. Friday night.

The colourful auroras were spotted across southern and central British Columbia.

There could be a chance to see them again Saturday,

If you saw them, email bcphotos@cbc.ca. 

A child stands on the road as the northern lights put on a colourful blue, green and purple show in the bacground.
A long-exposure photo shows the aurora borealis in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, May 10, 2024. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

Northern lights.
The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, were visible in Surrey, B.C., on May 10, 2024. (Callum Stewart)

Northern lights
Northern lights glowed over Kamloops, B.C. on May 10, 2024. (Marcella Bernardo/CBC)

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