Nightly News   |  February 18, 2011

Solar flares spark spectacular sky show

Thanks to an intense period of solar flares, Northern Lights have been spotted from Canada, Scotland and Northern Ireland. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> our neighbors to the north can thank the sun for what may be a spectacular show in the dark of night for the next little while here. it's an intense period for solar flares and in addition to occasionally screwing up telecommunications here on earth, they can create fantastic northern lights , already being reported in canada, scotland and northern ireland .