The Northern Lights were visible in Nashville on Nov. 11 due to intense solar activity.

Strong geomagnetic storms can push the lights farther south than their usual high-latitude locations.

Geomagnetic storm activity is expected to continue.

All eyes were on the Nashville skies the night of Nov. 11, as the northern lights put on a dazzling display of purples, reds and greens.

According to NASA, these glowing lights appear when high-energy particles from space collide with atoms and molecules in Earth’s atmosphere, creating the brilliant colors we know as auroras.

Although auroras, like the aurora borealis, are usually seen in high northern or southern latitudes, recent displays have been visible farther south due to periods of intense solar activity, such as strong geomagnetic storm

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