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Iowans were treated to mesmerizing colors from the aurora borealis, or Northern lights, in the sky Tuesday night. This is because of a severe geomagnetic storm triggered by solar flares. The lights can appear faint when looked at with the naked eye, like in this picture from our KCCI SkyCam in Creston Tuesday night.

Hearst Owned KCCI’s SkyCam in Creston shows what the northern lights looked like to the naked eye on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

With the right camera settings, the different colors and waves can be seen in pictures, like this one taken in West Des Moines.

Hearst Owned KCCI photojournalist and editor Tyler Stone took this picture of the northern lights in West Des Moines on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

Other pictures taken by Iowans on Tuesday night can be found here .

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