No, this isn’t the northern lights.
It is a combination of cold temperature, lack of wind and a dusting of snow.
Any bright light caused a streak in the night sky.
These light steaks are mostly from the University about 1.5km away.

To see this up close click here http://www.pbase.com/bob_n/image/74551458

Photo notes: Took this at hand held at ISO 1600! Needless to say, it required a lot of cleanup.
Yes, I know I posted it on the 18th, but it was to cool to wait.