ATLANTA - A rare sight lit up skies across North Georgia overnight, with the aurora borealis flickering just above the horizon in parts of Gainesville and Bartow County. Forecasters say there’s a slim but possible chance the northern lights could reappear late Wednesday night.

Northern lights in Georgia

What they're saying:

FOX 5 Storm Team meteorologist Alex Forbes said a powerful geomagnetic storm gave many Georgians a glimpse of something typically seen only near the Arctic Circle.

"It was a spectacle that many people across northern Georgia saw through, mainly their phones last night," Forbes said. "The Aurora Borealis, also known as the northern lights, from way up north, [was] able to be seen on the horizon if you were looking through your phone."

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