The mysterious light in the sky had appeared so often that Canadian northern lights watchers gave it a name: Steve. Another display of Steve, seen with the northern lights to the left. That's when Donovan headed to Facebook to ask if anyone else had seen Steve that same night. Not like regular auroraThe northern lights occur when particles from the sun travel along the solar wind and interact with Earth's magnetic field. Steve initially had scientists stumped because it seemed to be separate from the northern lights displays that it accompanied.

Source: CBC News March 16, 2018 20:23 UTC