Miss Friday night’s light show? You might get another chance.
Read more about the unusually strong aurora borealis here.
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The big dipper is visible during aurora borealis Friday in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Sharon Wood/Kennebec Journal
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A rare aurora borealis hangs over the rocky shoreline of Peaks Island, Maine, and Casco Bay. Long Island is visible in the distance. Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald
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Otis McCanna, 16, Arlo McCanna, 11, Jennifer Mora and photographer Ben McCanna pose for a self-portrait on Peaks Island, Maine, as the sky turns red behind them. Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald
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Taken in Harpswell, Maine Submitted by Kirk Niese
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The northern lights flare in the sky over a farmhouse, late Friday, in Brunswick. Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press
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Taken at the Sebago Lake boat launch in Standish, Maine, where Bonny Eagle High science teacher says more than 100 people gathered to see the northern lights. Some travelled from as far as Massachusetts and Connecticut. Submitted by Melissa Mackenzie
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Taken off 236 in South Berwick, Maine Submitted by Julia DeSisto
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Taken around 10:40 p.m. from the western promenade in Portland, Maine Submitted by Rachel Desrosiers
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Joseph Lindsey walks to the corner of Elizabeth Road and Whitney Avenue in Portland, Maine, just after 10 p.m. Friday. Submitted by David Devoe
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Taken just after 11 p.m. on New Portland Road in Gorham, Maine Submitted by David Devoe
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The northern lights over the Scarborough Marsh, including the streak of an airplane’s lights. Submitted by Towle Tompkins
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The northern lights are seen from Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine, around 10:45 p.m. Lana Cohen/Portland Press Herald
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Taken at the western promenade in Portland, Maine Hannah Clark/Maine Trust for Local News
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Taken about 10:30 p.m. in Woolwich, Maine Submitted by Allison Hepler
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Taken from the top of a roof on Munjoy Hill in Portland, Maine, around 11:30 p.m. Submitted by Kris Lape
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Taken around 10 p.m. on Willard Beach in South Portland, Maine, looking toward Peaks Island. Submitted by John Dana
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Taken at a home in Albany, Maine Tiffany Smith/Sun Journal
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Taken between Friday evening in a backyard off Intervale Road in Bethel, Maine Submitted by Chloe Chamberland
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Taken between Friday evening in a backyard off Intervale Road in Bethel, Maine Submitted by Chloe Chamberland
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Taken from Greely Road Extension in North Yarmouth, Maine Submitted by Mark Bradeen
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Taken at Wilson Lake in Wilton, Maine Submitted by Amanda Rowley
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Taken in Minot, Maine Submitted by Kayleigh Ogden
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