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In This Place

Looking Skyward: Northern Lights put on a show

CAI | By John Basile
Published March 2, 2023 at 4:44 PM EST
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NASA astronaut Josh Cassada shot this photo and called the sight "absolutely unreal."

Lately the Northern Lights have been giving sky-watchers some spectacular nighttime shows. CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about what's causing all this activity.

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John Basile
John Basile is the local host of All Things Considered weekday afternoons and a reporter.
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