JACKSON, Wyo. — Sometimes patience pays off.

Buckrail reader Griffin Kerwin captured four time-lapse video clips of the aurora borealis on Tuesday night.

Video: Griffin Kerwin

Kerwin witnessed the northern lights as they undulated over the Teton range and downtown Jackson.

According to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, geomagnetic activity hit an 8 on an intensity scale of 0 to 9 Tuesday night, caused by plasma ejections from the sun.

Video: Griffin Kerwin

Tuesday night’s show was an encore to another severe storm observed Monday night.

Check out the man-made lights scooting around Jackson Hole Mountain Resort under the multicolored sky.

Video: Griffin Kerwin

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Video: Griffin Kerwin

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