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Northern Lights Dazzle NJ Residents

Residents across the Northeast were dazzled by the Northern Lights, visible Thursday evening, Oct. 10.

Northern Lights visible from Poughkeepsie, NY.

Northern Lights visible from Poughkeepsie, NY.

Photo Credit: Joe Jenkins
From Hackensack, NJ.

From Hackensack, NJ.

Photo Credit: Chris Flores
Northern Lights over New Milford, NJ.

Northern Lights over New Milford, NJ.

Photo Credit: Ashley Nevelle

The purple and pink lights were visible due to a Solar Storm, or a Coronal Mass Ejection from the sun on Tuesday, Oct. 8 which arrived in the area Thursday.

"I got a text from a friend about 30 minutes ago," said Joe Jenkins, of Poughkeepsie, NY, "so I ran out and looked due north. You couldn’t miss it."

The lights were clearly visible from 7:24 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

People from all over the world shared photos to X. Here are some photos from the Daily Voice coverage area:

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