According to the Space Weather Prediction Center, the Northern Lights could be visible as far south as northern Alabama overnight and early Saturday morning.
For the first time in nearly 20 years, a Severe Geomagmetic Storm Watch was issued on Thursday, after a series of solar flares were observed.Auroras occur when a solar storm emits extra charged particles into space, and those charged particles interact with Earth's atmosphere to create a natural colorful light display in the sky.To get a good view, you'll want to get away from city lights and other sources of light pollution.
RELATED: 'Severe' solar storm could trigger Northern Lights as far south as Alabama on Friday nightThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration upgraded a geomagnetic solar storm watch from a Level 3 to a Level 4 watch after several solar flares combined.According to NOAA, the explosive acceleration of charged and superheated plasma, known as a coronal mass ejection or CME, speeds through space and expands.
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