Northern lights (aurora borealis): What they are and how to see them

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Learn all about the northern lights, including the science behind their colors, the display's ancient history and how to see the phenomenon.

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[sam85geo]

About 30 some odd years ago, I remember the month as February, at night after a very long day, I observed pale pink "curtains" in the sky. I only watched briefly and concluded it was some kind of reflection. The next day there was a news article about an aurora. That was at 41.59N, -73.91E, pretty far south indeed. I always regretted not watching longer. Those lights have never returned.