Bands of green and red first pierced through the hazy night sky around 9:30 p.m. above the pier at Grand Haven State Park.

The geomagnetic phenomenon, also called aurora borealis, is usually only seen from Earth's poles, according to the National Weather Service. For the aurora to be visible at relatively low latitudes, as on Tuesday night, would be highly rare. The best viewing for the lights is late Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday.

Space weather forecasters for NOAA issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce northern lights.

The northern lights are set to appear over all of Michigan again Wednesday night, Nov. 12. Here's where they may be visible.

The Aurora Borealis put on an impressive showing Tuesday night, and there’s potential for it to dance in the sky again Wednesday.

The northern lights are dazzling the sky again tonight. The vibrant displays could be visible across much of the northern U.S., and as far south as Alabama to Northern California. The northern lights are putting on a show this week and will continue to dazzle the sky tonight.

Rain, snow and clouds could disrupt northern lights viewing across northern Michigan and the UP Friday night, Nov. 7. Here's what to know.