On Tuesday night into the early hours Wednesday morning, sky watchers were treated to dazzling and colorful aurora throughout North America, including in the D.C. region.

The D.C. area got to witness the sky show starting after 8 p.m., as seen in numerous pictures sent to WTOP.

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See photos of aurora.

We may get aurora again Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Fueling the sky spectacle was a powerful Level G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm that lasted for hours. Two videos from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center explained what was occurring at the onset and later on .

The center issued a forecast Wednesday morning , which predicts “G3 levels are currently being observed; G4

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