(Midwest) – The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) put on quite a show Thursday night into early this (Friday) morning, across the northern hemisphere, including much of Iowa. Social media posts showed pictures of the phenomenon from all over. The Northern Lights are caused by what the Space Weather Prediction Center says was a geomagnetic storm that strengthened to a G4. Normally, the waves of colorful light are seen over the far northern regions of Alaska and parts of the world closer to the north pole.

Here are just a few of the images seen across social media, and those sent to KJAN by area residents:

Carroll County (Courtesy Chris Pecbot)

Carroll County (Courtesy Chris Pecbot)

Carroll County (Courtesy Chris Pecbot)

Image from the National Weather Service (Des Moines)

Image from the National Weather Service (Des Moines)

Glenwood Fire Dept. Facebook post

From our sister station KDSN in Denison