An Asheville photographer captured an incredibly rare event Thursday night: The Northern Lights, typically not visible this far south, dazzling in the starry, purple North Carolina skies.
The photos, taken by Asheville Pictures, were shared by the US National Weather Service in Greenville, SC.

[SD note: What did the Chinese think the northern lights were? “In Chinese culture it was believed that the Northern Lights were caused by epic battles between different dragons. Good and evil dragons were breathing fire across the sky while fighting their celestial battle, and humans saw those lights as the Northern Lights”].