OHIO — Many Ohioans had another chance to see the northern lights Thursday night after a strong geomagnetic storm stretched across the northern part of the U.S.

The last time Ohio saw the dazzling lights of the aurora borealis out in full force was in May. 

The National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration said the storm Thursday night was rated a level 4 out of 5 geomagnetic storm, which is why is stretched down further than normal to more than 20 states. 

The northern lights come as a result of the sun disturbing the Earth's atmosphere by releasing large amounts of energy. While the Earth's atmosphere can handle the energetic storms from the sun, the particles from it can emit beautiful dancing colors in the sky, according to Spectrum News 1 meteorologists.

From northern Ohio down into central Ohio, here's what residents captured: