Across U.S. skies yesterday, people were able to see the Aurora Borealis painting the night sky in red and green hues. For any who may have missed it, there is still a chance they will be visible tonight between 9 p.m. and midnight.
Due to a solar wind coming through the Earth’s atmosphere, these lights become visible. They are most famous for being visible in Alaska and around the arctic circle, however on occasion they are visible throughout other area of the Earth. To get the best visibility of the lights, it is recommended that people go to a more rural area with minimum light pollution to see the full saturation.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center, the current list of watches last until Thursday, and the effects are expected to be visible “over much of the northern half of the country, and maybe as far south as Alabama to northern California.”
According to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, “These Watches are in response to potential geomagnetic storm effects related to coronal mass ejections (CME) that have erupted from the Sun over the past several days.”
