Check out these photos from Wisconsinites who saw the Northern Lights last night

Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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The Northern Lights on March 23, 2023, gave viewers in West Bend, Wisconsin, an amazing light show.

While most of us were sleeping, the northern lights made an appearance in Wisconsin on Monday night after an eruption on the sun hurled a coronal mass ejection toward Earth.

As particles from the coronal mass ejection arrive to Earth they interact with our planet's magnetic field, causing the northern lights to appear in the sky, according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center.

Northern lights were visible in parts of northern Wisconsin, said meteorologist Cameron Miller with the National Weather Service. Unfortunately, folks in the southern parts of the state weren't able to see them due to cloud cover.

When northern lights are active, the best time to see them is between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.

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Didn't get a chance to see the northern lights? Here's what some people across the state saw overnight:

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Northern Lights seen in northern Wisconsin skies overnight