IN PICTURES: Northern lights displays highly visible across Saskatchewan

A northern lights display near Climax, Sask. (Courtesy: Kim Bennett/CTV News)

Avid stargazers alike were sure to witness a grand display of northern lights Tuesday night, with the possibility of more active skies on the horizon.

Photos submitted to CTV News show sustained displays of green and red aurora borealis across night skies right across Saskatchewan.

The active Prairie skies are the result of an ongoing solar storm. A forecast from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows there is a high probability of continued activity Wednesday night and early Thursday over most of B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Labrador and northern Ontario and Quebec.

The sun is currently in a maximum phase of its 11-year solar cycle. The cycle is a natural process the sun goes through as it transitions between low and high magnetic fields – meaning it transitions from being calm to an active and stormy state.

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-With files from Daniel Otis