Stunning images of the aurora borealis from around the world.

• On Friday, a rare solar storm lit up the night sky with neon rays of magenta, green, and blue, casting a vivid glow across much of the northern hemisphere.
• The supercharge of some intense sun eruptions caused the aurora borealis to stretch as far south as Louisiana, which is typically only visible in high north latitudes.

On Friday, the northern hemisphere was illuminated by a rare solar storm, with neon rays of magenta, green and blue beaming across the skies.

Auroras were visible in Louisiana due to intense sun eruptions, drawing skywatchers to capture photos.

Since 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has not issued a severe geomagnetic storm warning, which was done on Thursday, indicating a skylight show on Friday.

Here is what the aurora looked like around the world:

Liverpool, England

Edinburgh

Finland

Vienna

Slovenia

Germany

Austria

Canada

Oregon

San Francisco

San Rafael, California