• Spotted at Washoe Lake. Photo by Nancy James.
  • Aurora in Carson City. Photo by Sarah Scagnelli.
  • Aurora in Smith Valley. Photo by By Timothy Montgomery
  • Taken near Sonoma Street in Carson City. Photo by Kendra Valladon.

In an extremely rare display of colors, the aurora borealis was spotted throughout Northern Nevada Friday night as captured by multiple Carson Now readers. Click on each photo to expand.

This spectacular display is caused by a severe solar storm that is expected to continue through the weekend.

Did you spot the aurora? Send photos to kelsey@carsonnow.org.

Kelsey is a fourth-generation Nevadan, investigative journalist and college professor working in the Sierras. She is an advocate of high desert agriculture, rescue dogs, and analog education.