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"The resolution of this picture (only 240x320... typical digital photos in this day and age are around 3,200 x 2,400) is too coarse to even hazard a guess. If they were looking north, there's a chance it was northern lights. Also, we are still within 24 hours of the peak of the Leonid Meteor shower, it's possible that could have been a big chunk which broke up into pieces creating a meteoric burst of lights. Again, I don't know if these 'lights' were moving quickly, moving slowly, or hovering. Also, occasionally atmospheric tests are conducted whereby a small missile is launched, releasing ionized gas which can sometimes be luminescent. This would result in more of a 'hovering' appearance to the light, perhaps drifting, then dissipating."