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Astro Bob blog: Auroras paint the sky green (and red!) on St. Patrick's Day

What a colorful coincidence! On the morning of St. Patrick's Day an unexpected and HUGE geomagnetic storm blew our way. And it's still blowing.

1594165+Aurora March 17 Jim Schaff A_S.jpg — Wow! Tall green and red rays of northern lights fill the northern sky earlier this morning. More may arrive tonight. "It was great to see the color in them - green and red - appropriate for the day," said Schaff. Photo by Jim Schaff

By Robert King

March 16, 2015 at 11:53 PM

What a colorful coincidence! On the morning of St. Patrick's Day an unexpected and HUGE geomagnetic storm blew our way. And it's still blowing.

By Robert King

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