Photos: Northern lights color the skies above Eastern Iowa

The colors of the northern lights, or aurora borealis, are seen in the sky over rural Benton County west of Norway on Tuesday. According to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, a strong solar flare was spotted on the sun, sparking a severe-level storm watch for Earth. The lights were visible Tuesday an Wednesday nights throughout Iowa. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) The colors of the northern lights, or aurora borealis, are seen in the sky to the north of the Fort Atkinson Bridge in Fort Atkinson on Wednesday. According to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, a strong solar flare was spotted on the sun, sparking a severe-level storm watch for Earth. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) A passing vehicle’s headlights illuminate a tree and the St. John's German Lutheran Church, also known as t