Northern lights dance across RI, Mass. skies

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The northern lights dazzled across Rhode Island and Massachusetts, filling the sky with an array of vibrant colors.

Check out the northern lights from various cities and towns across the region in the gallery below.

The aurora borealis was visible thanks to a G4 (severe) storm, according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The shimmering display is caused by the interaction between electrically charged particles from the sun and gases in the Earth’s atmosphere…

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