Image of bright aurora during solar storm

A recent solar storm has created auroras that dance around Earth's north and south poles.

Energy flares and coronal mass ejections from the Sun cause auroras to be visible further south than usual.

According to the Space Weather Prediction Center (USA), this solar storm is not expected to be as intense as the storm that occurred in May, but it can still disrupt communications, power grids and satellite operations.

Even when the aurora isn't clearly visible, night sky photos can still capture colors that are invisible to the naked eye.

Aurora lights up the sky in Portland, Maine, USA, October 10. (Photo: X)

A photographer takes pictures of the aurora borealis at Shenandoah National Park in Rileyville, Virginia, US, October 10. (Photo: AFP)

Northern lights over Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province, northeastern China, October 11. (Photo: Xinhua)

Aurora in the sky over Sodankyla, Lapland, Finland, October 7. (Photo: Reuters)

The aurora borealis near Kinghorn in Fife, Scotland, October 11. (Photo: AP)

Aurora lights shine over an abandoned house near Marquette, Michigan, USA. (Photo: AP)

The Northern Lights illuminate the sky over Vaasa, western Finland, on October 11. (Photo: AFP)

Northern Lights in Herronton, Alberta, Canada, October 7. (Photo: Reuters)

Aurora lights up the sky in Brant, Alberta, Canada, October 7. (Photo: Reuters)

The Northern Lights over pumping platforms pumping oil and gas from wells near Cremona, Alberta, Canada, on October 10. (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Aurora in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, October 10. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The Northern Lights were seen on October 10 in Falmouth, Maine, USA. (Photo: AP)

Auroras light up the night sky above apartment buildings in Queens, New York, USA, October 10. (Photo: AP)

The aurora borealis lights up the sky above Great Chartres Church in Ashford, England, on October 10. (Photo: PA)

The Northern Lights appear in Sodankyla, Finland, on October 8. (Photo: Reuters)

The Milky Way and aurora appear together in the Sierra Mountains of eastern California, USA, early morning October 8. (Photo: Getty)

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick posted this photo of the aurora from the International Space Station on October 7. (Photo: Matthew Dominick/NASA)

The Northern Lights appear above a house near Cremona, Canada, on October 7. (Photo: The Canadian Press)