A powerful geomagnetic storm that is hitting the Earth on Sunday could allow auroral activity to be visible as far south as Alabama, according to the NOAA.
Vincent Ledvina, an aurora chaser in Fairbanks, Alaska, captured a stunning view of the Northern Lights.
A large part of the United States may be able to view the Northern Lights, or aurora, from Sunday evening into the early hours of Monday morning as a powerful geomagnetic storm hits Earth. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration registered a level four out of five on the geomagnetic storm impact scale as nightfall approached on Sunday, indicating that aurora could be visibleA Coronal Mass Ejection , which the NOAA describes as a"billion tons of plasma ejected from the sun," erupted"When a CME arrives at Earth, it can produce some of the biggest geomagnetic storms and thus, some of the brightest and most active auroras that extend furthest toward the...
from Washington to Maine should be able to see the aurora in places where there is little cloud cover, though the strength of this geomagnetic storm means that states like Alabama and California may also be able to see auroral displays. The best time to view the aurora is within about one hour of midnight, so 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. local time, according to the NOAA. The geomagnetic activity is most visible when there is little cloud cover and no light pollution from artifical sources.
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