Breathtaking Aurora Borealis over Fairbanks

Jan 25, 2012; 5:22 PM ET

This week's solar flare, the largest solar storm since 2005, resulted in nights of beautiful auroras.

Here is a timelapse movie of the coronal aurora appeared over Fairbanks, Alaska, shot by Taro Naka. For more aurora videos, Naka has a YouTube channel of other auroras shot from Fairbanks.

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Very Good
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