It s the result of a geomagnetic storm caused by the sun s new period of activity.
Can you see the northern lights in minnesota tonight.
Cook county is the best place to view the northern lights in minnesota and the lower 48 states you don t have to travel to the arctic circle to see the northern lights also known as the aurora borealis.
Here s where and how skywatchers may be able to catch the the rare celestial sight.
Thanks to our northern location and vast dark skies we in cook county minnesota are lucky enough to see them often.
Northern lights visible in western washington tonight some people in western washington may be able to see the northern lights tonight and early tuesday morning.
This week the space weather prediction center of the national oceanic and atmospheric.
If you live in one of these states you might be able to spot the northern lights from your backyard tonight.
You can see them in the mainland united states and minnesota is one of the best states to view them.
The aurora borealis or northern lights will be visible over minnesota this week.
So late nighttime or early morning dark tends to be best.
The northern lights will be visible over the u s.
You may have a couple of chances to see the display this week in the northern parts of the country.
But you also want few competing light sources so get away from the city lights and let your eyes adjust to the darkness.
Here s how to see it.
The northern lights also called the polar lights or aurora borealis have been seen as far down as the middle of ohio and missouri but they extend further overhead the more north you go.