Mesmerizing Northern Lights Visible In U.S. And Canada

Some US and Canadian residents witnessed the aurora borealis light up the night sky on Monday.

The lights were seen even as far south as Missouri in the US. Forecasters predicted that the phenomenon would persist for several hours into Tuesday.

The northern and southern lights are dazzling celestial displays observed around the magnetic poles, resulting from the interaction of electrically charged particles from the Sun with Earth’s atmosphere.