The Aurora Borealis dazzled on Tuesday and Wednesday as this phenomenon could be seen throughout Idaho. For the occasion, I made a special trip up to Stanley to view the northern lights at Red Fish Lake.
“It is just a wonderful, awe-inspiring kind of moment when you get to see the pillars of light come up and dance across the sky,” said Sid Gauby, who I met at the lake as he made the trip up from Boise with his wife. “It’s a beautiful night, and what a place to see the northern lights.”
Check out the video to see more of the northern lights —
Checking out the Aurora Borealis in the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve
The Aurora Borealis happens when solar particles collide with the Earth’s atmosphere after solar winds or coronal mass ejections from the sun. These energy particles get deflected by the Earth’s magnetic field, directing them towards the poles, and that’s why they are called the northern lights…