Colorful photos show auroras dancing in skies around the world this weekend

Green and purple curtains of light danced in the skies around the world this weekend.  The strong aurora showing was sparked by a mass of hot plasma burped from the sun and sent on a crash-course with Earth.  SEE ALSO: Beautiful timelapse of the southern lights is the most soothing thing you'll see all day While the auroras weren't particularly strong in New England and some other parts of the U.S., the curtains of light did put on a good show for people in the high latitudes of the So