A strong radiation storm will provide the chance to see the aurora across parts of the United States, including Colorado.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Stargazers should look to the northern horizon this weekend for a chance at seeing the northern lights.
A Severe Geomagetic Storm Alert has been issued by the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center.
The northern lights could be viewable across a wide stretch of the United States and Canada, including Colorado. The storm is subsiding from Thursday’s peak, but there be another opportunity on Friday over North America.
According to NOAA, a severe geomagnetic storm strengthened Thursday, reaching G4 conditions, due to a coronal mass ejection (CME), or an eruption of solar material, reaching Earth and leading to increased geomagnetic activity.
Those in Colorado have the best opportunity to see aurora borealis the farther north they go toward and into Wyoming and away from city lights at night.
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Northern lights in Colorado
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