Many Californians checked a one-in-a-lifetime experience off their bucket list this weekend. In an unbelievable phenomenon, the northern lights were visible throughout California due to an unusually strong geomagnetic storm, the likes of which haven’t been on Earth in two decades.
As a result, brilliant colorful hues were visible over the Bay Area and much of California on Friday night and through the weekend. Here are some of our favorite captures of the phenomenon that people shared on social media.