Photos: Last Night’s Northern Lights in New England

Extraordinary light shows typically reserved for more northern latitudes graced the skies of New England on Sunday night.

The aurora borealis, or the Northern Lights, were visible throughout the Northeast, mainly appearing along the coast from Maine to Massachusetts. The curtains of green and purple light are visible to the human eye when charged particles from the sun interact with magnetic fields on Earth. A geomagnetic storm brought the light show to the area.

Below are photos captured by a lucky few observers last night.

The Northern Lights over Epping New Hampshire last night. This was a pretty powerful storm! @mattnoyesnecn #mattnoyes #aurora #auroraborealis #newengland #newhampshire #ig_nh #ic_sky #igdaily #rsa_sky #rsa_rural #astrophotography #astrology #longexposhots #landscapestyles_gf #landscape_captures #landscape_lovers #selfportrait #wmur9 #bayphotofeature

A photo posted by Charles Cormier (@c_cormier_photography) on Mar 7, 2016 at 6:05am PST

Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) as seen from the smt tonight at 11 pm EST. #nhwx #nh #newhampshire #newengland #mtwashington #mtwashingtonobservatory #mountwashington #mountwashingtonobservatory #mwo #mwobs #whitemountains #presidentialrange #mountain #mountains #summit #night #nightsky #stars #aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights

A photo posted by Mount Washington Observatory (@mwobs) on Mar 6, 2016 at 8:02pm PST

Another successful Aurora Borealis viewing. Chasing these lights is often a hit or miss but last night’s excursion went smoothly. Thanks to the surprisingly loud shifting and cracking of the lake ice, staying awake wasn’t a problem either. Stay tuned as I edit these shots and share more over the next few weeks.

A photo posted by Adrian Pelletier (@adrianpelletier) on Mar 7, 2016 at 6:47am PST

Sitting in the hot tub, gabbing with guests, then BAM! Love our starcam. #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #MyMoosehead #MaineThing #VisitMaine #nofilterneeded

A photo posted by Wilsons On Moosehead Lake (@wilsonscamps) on Mar 6, 2016 at 5:24pm PST

Another view of last nights Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) from the summit. #nhwx #nh #newengland #newhampshire #northeast #whitemountains #presidentialrange #mtwashington #mtwashingtonobservatory #mountwashington #mountwashingtonobservatory #mwo #mwobs #mountains #mountain #summit #instrumenttower #tower #night #nightsky #stars #aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights

A photo posted by Mount Washington Observatory (@mwobs) on Mar 7, 2016 at 2:20am PST