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Northern lights lovers didn’t have to go far to see them ripple across the sky Tuesday evening. A show that included vivid red auroras visible to the eye, not just the camera — a relatively rare sight — filled the sky through the evening. 

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A house sits on a hill with the northern lights behind them.

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Red lights with a hint of green near the horizon. Trees cast shadows around the view.

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A city night scene with a view of green, red and purple lights in the sky.

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Red and green lights cover the night sky.

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Northern lights are seen in green, red and purple in the night sky.

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Green and red aurora lights in the night sky.

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A view of the night sky with green and red auroras.

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Reds and greens paint the sky behind a lifted bridge over a road.

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Red and green lights reach across the night sky.

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Reds and greens paint the night sky with trees in the foreground.

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Greens, reds and purples cover the night sky.

In vivid red and green, stunning aurora display sweeps across Minnesota skies

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