Wyomingites are still in awe of the spectacular auroras that streaked across Wyoming's skies last week. The most intense geomagnetic storm of 2025 stretched from the North Pole as far south as Mexico.

Photographers were captivated by the spectrum of colors seen over Wyoming on Nov. 11. As the night progressed, the skies were filled with columns of red, streaks of purple, and a horizon of green.

"There was a lot of red, which is very unique," photographer Laura Redmond told Cowboy State Daily. "You usually don't get a ton of red. It was pretty phenomenal."

There's science behind this spectrum.

The dazzling displays of auroras are determined not only by the intensity of the coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that create them, but also by where and how these solar flares interact with th

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