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PHOTOS: Northern lights dance across Summit County skies

Reader submitted photos capture the beauty of the Aurora Borealis on Thursday, Oct. 10

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A solar storm sent the northern lights deep into the Continental United States Thursday, Oct. 10. Summit County residents captured the colors of the aurora. To see your photos featured in print or online, email submissions to share@summitdaily.com.
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Bee, a 4-year-old Pitbull and local celebrity (@beethemountaindog on Instagram) poses on Loveland Pass in front of the northern lights.
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A panoramic shot of the northern lights show waves of aurora across the sky.
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The aurora borealis as seen from Peak 7.
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Taken from Northstar area, looking towards Quandary Peak, Hoosier ridge and north towards Breckenridge.
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The northern lights was faintly visible to the naked eye at times through the evening of Thursday, Oct. 11, but was bright through a long exposure photo on a phone or camera.
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After getting off work on Thursday, Oct. 10, Ginger Perez of Four Points Pictures drove up Boreas Pass to take some photos of the northern lights.
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Aurora Borealis seen above the town of Silverthorne.
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The northern lights over Summit County.
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Purples, greens, pinks and golds could be seen as the aurora borealis danced over Summit County.
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Northern lights as seen from the Sallie Barber trail in Breckenridge.
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Pink hues are seen from the viewpoint on Swan Mountain road at about 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10.
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Viewers get creative with photography while capturing the northern lights over Summit County.
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