The sky around Columbus erupted into a dazzling light show Thursday night as a solar storm made the northern lights visible in Ohio's capital city. And it may not be over yet. The earth's magnetosphere—which creates the northern lights via interactions with solar particles—is predicted to experience a strong geomagnetic storm Friday.

According to the Space Weather Prediction Center, the northern lights were visible in Southwest Ohio on Thursday night thanks to a severe geomagnetic storm. Cincinnati was just outside the view line of Thursday's aurora forecast but people here were still able to see a dazzling display.