Northern lights may be visible from New York to Idaho
The northern lights may be visible Tuesday and Wednesday over several northern states, from New York to Idaho.
The northern lights may be visible Tuesday and Wednesday over several northern states, from New York to Idaho.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center said Tuesday that an eruption on the sun known as a coronal mass ejection was observed Sunday, which sent plumes of solar material toward Earth.
These types of solar storms can unleash huge clouds of plasma and charged particles into space. When the energetic particles collide with Earth’s magnetic field, they interact with atoms and molecules in the planet’s upper atmosphere to create bright, colorful auroras in the night sky.
The plumes of solar material are expected to reach Earth early Wednesday, which means displays of the northern lights may be visible late Tuesday and into the predawn hours Wednesday in Canada and across parts of the northern United States, including Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, Michigan, New York and Maine.
Auroras may also be visible Wednesday evening, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center.
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