Photos: See rare sight as solar storm brings northern lights to Southern California

Viewing the northern lights is a bucket-list life experience, a magical sight people travel to far, remote parts of the world to get a glimpse of — and even then, everything needs to line up just right.

Some lucky people who were up in the early-morning hours throughout Southern California got to witness the rare visual of  Aurora Borealis turning the sky a bright pink for just a few hours, a green glow dancing just above the skyline’s horizon.

“This is absolutely unprecedented to...