A geomagnetic storm could potentially make the Northern Lights visible over parts of the Great Lakes this week, according to the National Weather Service’s…
A geomagnetic storm could potentially make the Northern Lights visible over parts of the Great Lakes this week, according to the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center .has been issued for the early parts of this week after a coronal mass ejection occurred on Sunday morning.Wednesday according to SWPC forecasts.
Typically, a G3 or greater geomagnetic storm is required to push the incredible spectacle far enough south for area residents to observe it.ts first in nearly 20 years. That storm created an incredible display of the Northern Lights that was visible into the deep south, with Chicago-area residents capturing incredible images of the show for several nights.
The Northern Lights occur when those charged particles hit Earth’s magnetic field, interacting with atoms and molecules in the upper atmosphere and producing brilliant and wavy colors in the sky.
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