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Timelapse shows Northern Lights glowing above Wisconsin

Residents in Erin Prairie, Wisconsin witnessed the Northern Lights dancing above their town at the same time as the Perseid meteor shower.

This timelapse video shows the geomagnetic storm in its full splendour.

The meteor shower occurs every year and is one of the most plentiful of any seen from earth according to Nasa.

13 August 2024

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A video grab shows the northern lights (Aurora Borealis) flickering over the earth's surface with the moon setting in the background, and parts of the Internation Space Station (ISS) visible in the foreground. The Earth's curvature can be seen as it rotates

Watch: The Northern Lights seen from space

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BBC Scotland's Gillian Smart explains how the Northern Lights are created by charged particles.

What are the Northern Lights?

Northern Lights shining green and pink in the nightsky

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Watch: These solar flares may lead to rare Northern Lights in US

Volcano spews ash and smoke against the backdrop of the Northern Lights.

Watch: Northern Lights captured glowing over volcano

Northern Lights above Glossop

Watch: Time-lapse of northern lights over town

Northern Lights in the sky over Oxfordshire

Watch: Northern lights give surprise display

Aurora Borealis over Canada

Pilot films dazzling aurora over Canada

Northern Lights over Dunstanburgh Castle

UK skies lit up by stunning Northern Lights show

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Northern Lights leave photographer mesmerised

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Mesmerising Northern Lights visible in US and Canada

Northern Lights in Yorkshire

Watch: Northern Lights above North York Moors

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Northern Lights over Peel on the Isle of Man

Stargazers capture northern lights in Manx skies

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Watch: Northern Lights put on 'fabulous' display

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The stunning aurora was was captured in Derbyshire

Timelapse of Northern lights captured over reservoir

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'Dumbfounding' Northern Lights captured on video

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Knowlton church with northern lights in the sky

Northern Lights dazzle the south's star gazers

Northern lights in Wales

The Northern lights shine again across Wales

Lucky sky gazers treated to the aurora in Nottinghamshire

Stunning northern lights captured in timelapse video

Northern lights shine off Norfolk coast

Northern lights shone brightly off east coast

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China launches rocket to far side of the Moon

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China launches rocket to far side of the Moon

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