The aurora was the result of a massive solar flare, the strongest since 2017, that the sun unleashed late last week.

Of course we’re nearing Halloween, which is 27 days away, but you don’t have to wait too long to see a spooky sight in the sky. The aurora borealis, or northern lights, may be visible as we near the weekend with a much stronger geomagnetic storm than initially thought.

After days of will they or won’t they — they will! The northern lights were visible in many areas of New England Sunday evening, and at least faintly to the naked eye, according to the National Weather Service in Burlington,