While scientists previously predicted that people in Illinois could glimpse the northern lights this week, an updated forecast shows that this picturesque display is unlikely.
The northern lights glow beyond a group of elevators northwest of Walla Walla, Washington, on July 13, 2023.
“I’d say probably once every 10, 20 years you’ll get an aurora that’s bright enough to see in the city. It used to be more frequent, but Chicago’s light pollution with the new LEDs is overwhelming,” said Harris, the vice president of the Chicago Astronomical Society.that people in more than a dozen states including Illinois could this week glimpse an aurora borealis, also called the northern lights, an updated forecast shows that the picturesque display is unlikely here.
According to the Geophysical Institute, particles from the sun colliding with gas molecules in Earth’s atmosphere cause the northern lights. The altitude of the collisions, type of gas molecule and intensity of the energy determine the lights’ color, which can include anything from green to pink to blue.
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