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The Orange and Black under a pink and purple sky: aurora borealis illuminates sky

Purple and pink streaks light the Princeton sky.
Peter Stover / The Daily Princetonian

The Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, was visible across much of the northern United States this week. This rare geomagnetic storm created a dazzling display above Princeton on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 10. Students flocked outside with phone cameras pointed toward the sky, capturing the pink, purple, and green spectacle that cast a new light on iconic campus sites.

PInk and blue sky. Branches and leaves of a tree can be seen.
Suthi-Navaratnam-Tomayko / Daily Princetonian
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Pink and purple streaks the sky above a fountain. Buildings surround the fountain.
Bryan Zhang / Daily Princetonian
A pink and purple night sky with buildings and shrubbery in the foreground.
Bryan Zhang / The Daily Princetonian.
A pink and purple night sky above a gothic structure.
Staff / The Daily Princetonian
Pink into green ombre colors the sky above the Genomics building

Tess Weinreich / Daily Princetonian

Streaks of pink, white, and green color the sky above a lake. Lights from Forbes Inn shine.

Calvin Grover / Daily Princetonian

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