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The northern lights put on multiple dazzling displays in Wisconsin this week, and residents may have another chance to see them Friday night.
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Other celestial events that have graced the night sky in recent weeks (or are due to) include the northern lights, comet 3I/ATLAS, comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) and the Beaver Moon.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
And in 2025, the Leonid meteor shower will provide an encore of sorts after the northern lights dazzled in an earlier celestial light show across much of the United States.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The northern lights could be seen as far south as parts of Florida and Alabama, a relatively rare occurrence highlighting the severity of this week's storms.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Other celestial events that have graced the night sky in recent weeks (or are due to) include the northern lights, comet 3I/ATLAS, comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) and the Beaver Moon.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
And in 2025, the Leonid meteor shower will provide an encore of sorts after the northern lights dazzled in an earlier celestial light show across much of the United States.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The northern lights could be seen as far south as parts of Florida and Alabama, a relatively rare occurrence highlighting the severity of this week's storms.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Northern lights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20lights. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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