A dazzling sight was on display for all to see last Thursday night, and those in Niagara-on-the-Lake were among thousands across southern Ontario to witness it.

The northern lights were visible in the night sky late Thursday evening, Oct. 10, into Friday morning, thanks to a geomagnetic storm.

NOTLers captured images of the vibrant lights shining above the town from their vantage points, whether at home or down by the waters of the Niagara River.

Cherry Aperocho, a resident of Shaw’s Lane in Old Town, said she looked out her window around midnight on Thursday to see bright flashes of light.

She dressed quickly and went down to the gazebo at Queens Royal Park, where she and several photographers — including Dave van de Laar, with The Lake Report — were snapping many shots of the celestial phenomenon, which she shared with our news team.

“It was a life-changing experience for me,” she wrote in an email. “We all felt so fortunate to be able to be there and watch these amazing northern lights, which are so rare.”

This has been a year of gazing up at the skies in wonder and awe: Back in the spring, NOTLers gathered across town to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8.