Northern lights make rare appearance in New Brunswick

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The northern lights are shown just after 11 p.m. on Friday in Warwick Settlement, west of Miramichi. (Cindel A. Thibodeau - image credit)
The northern lights are shown just after 11 p.m. on Friday in Warwick Settlement, west of Miramichi. (Cindel A. Thibodeau - image credit)

Parts of New Brunswick were treated to stellar views of an aurora borealis on Friday night and early Saturday.

Hues of purple, pink, green and more were visible across the province as the northern lights treated Canadian sky-watchers in southern areas.

A full spectrum of aurora borealis colours as observed in Lower Cambridge, New Brunswick.
A full spectrum of aurora borealis colours as observed in Lower Cambridge, New Brunswick.

Residents of Lower Cambridge saw a full spectrum of aurora borealis colours. (Nelly Price)

The northern lights as observed in Lower Cambridge.
The northern lights as observed in Lower Cambridge.

The northern lights as observed in Lower Cambridge. (Nelly Price)

Petitcodiac resident Ivan Anderson said the Friday night view of the aurora borealis was the best he's ever seen from the town.
Petitcodiac resident Ivan Anderson said the Friday night view of the aurora borealis was the best he's ever seen from the town.

Petitcodiac resident Ivan Anderson said the Friday night view of the aurora borealis was the best he's ever seen from the town. (Ivan Anderson)

Purple-blue beams of light made an appearance in Lower Cambridge during an aurora borealis.
Purple-blue beams of light made an appearance in Lower Cambridge during an aurora borealis.

Purple-blue beams of light made an appearance in Lower Cambridge during an aurora borealis. (Nelly Price)

A starry night sky in Lower Cambridge combined with purple and green lights from the aurora borealis on Friday night and early Saturday.
A starry night sky in Lower Cambridge combined with purple and green lights from the aurora borealis on Friday night and early Saturday.

The northern lights as seen in Lower Cambridge. (Nelly Price)

The northern lights are pictured in Petitcodiac, New Brunswick just after 11 p.m. on Friday.
The northern lights are pictured in Petitcodiac, New Brunswick just after 11 p.m. on Friday.

The northern lights are pictured in Petitcodiac just after 11 p.m. (Ivan Anderson)