STUNNING PHOTOS SHOW AURORA'S NORTHERN LIGHTS OVER U.S.
STUNNING PHOTOS SHOW AURORA'S NORTHERN LIGHTS OVER U.S.
BY MEGHAN BARTELS ON 11/9/17 AT 11:48 AM
Lucky Americans, particularly across the northern Midwest, have been treated this week to a brilliant lightshow: the Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis. It's an unpredictable phenomenon, but experts believe the current streak may continue through the next couple of evenings.
The states with the best odds of seeing this batch of Northern Lights include Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Michigan, Maine, and New York may also catch a glimpse of the aurora, depending on how precisely the solar storm that's causing them plays out.
The aurora as seen over the Lofoten Islands in September.
JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
That's all according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center, which monitors aurora. That's not simply out of an appreciation for the beautiful things in life—Northern Lights displays are actually caused by giant hiccups of incredibly hot charged particles called plasma ejected by our sun.
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I'm in NW Pa., I'll keep my eyes peeled!
