A number of time-lapse videos have been posted depicting the uncommon phenomenon that were uploaded from as disparate locations as Missouri and Michigan in the United States and the Scandinavian nations of Sweden, Norway, and Finland.
We've pulled together a playlist of higher quality videos and photomontages capturing the dazzling meteorological event.
Aurora Timelapse from Michigan 10-24-11
Aurora Explosion from Ozark, Arkansas 10-24-2011
Aurora Borealis From Sunnfjord 25-10-2011
Aurora Borealis over Kristiansund, Norway 25-10-2011
Aurora Borealis From Norrsken 25-10-2011
Aurora Borealis From Nordlys 25-10-2011
Aurora Borealis From Nordlys over Forbordsfjellet 25-10-2011
Aurora Borealis From Missouri 24-10-2011