A break in the clouds shows the northern lights painting the sky above Canoe Creek on Tuesday night. Solar storms brought colorful auroras to unexpected places on Tuesday and Wednesday, triggering northern lights in Europe and as far south as Kansas and Texas in the United States. Photo for the Mirror by Harold DeLozier

A break in the clouds shows the northern lights painting the sky above Canoe Creek on Tuesday night. Solar storms brought colorful auroras to unexpected places on Tuesday and Wednesday, triggering northern lights in Europe and as far south as Kansas and Texas in the United States.

Photo for the Mirror by Harold DeLozier