WOW: 10 Amazing Pictures of the Northern Lights in The Magic Valley

If you missed the Northern Lights that covered Idaho over the weekend, then you probably already know that you missed something amazing. The sight was surreal late Friday night into Saturday.

I had spent some time around 11PM Friday night with a friend looking for the lights. We weren’t sure if we were seeing the aurora, if it was the lights from Jerome, or even just remnants from the sunset. We didn’t want to pretend that we were seeing something, so I gave up and went home. Before I went inside, I decided to check one more time, just before midnight. And I am glad I did.

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I woke up my entire family and we sat in the front yard watching the show and then we drove south to the road by the airport for a clearer view. The sight was surreal with the naked eye - but when you took a picture it took the experience to a whole new level.

LOOK: If You Missed the Northern Lights in Idaho You Have to See These

Check out these pictures from right here in the Magic Valley taken by residents and visitors who came to see the show. Some of these look like they may have been edited to add color or lighting but this is really how it looked without edits to many people.

The light show in Idaho was beyond compare, even if you compare it to the rest of the United States. One of our corporate coworkers posted a bunch of what he called the best shots from the US and I think what we got in the Magic Valley was as good or better in some places.

For future opportunities of seeing the aurora borealis in Idaho you can check the Space Weather Prediction Center forecast.