The northern lights could dazzle millions of Americans in some northern states this weekend.
An eruption of solar material from the sun earlier this week could lead to a show of the aurora borealis if the weather conditions are right, officials said.The eruption, called a coronal mass ejection, prompted the federal government's Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado to issue a geomagnetic storm watch for Friday, Saturday and Sunday to alert people about potential disruptions to navigation, power and radio systems.
Where can you see the northern lights tonight?The northern lights could be seen as far south as Iowa, Oregon and Pennsylvania, according to the center.If the conditions are right and the northern lights are bright, they can be seen from as far as 620 miles away, according to the center.Northern lights map for tonightThe center released a map showing the northern lights forecast for Friday night.
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