The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a G3, or strong geomagnetic storm watch through Saturday.
Some parts of the northern U.S. may be able to see the Northern Lights the next couple of nights, but will we actually be able to see them here this time?The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a G3, or strong geomagnetic storm watch through Saturday due to a pair of coronal mass ejections heading right toward Earth. Sunspot AR3842 continues to be very active, and it produced two very strong solar flares since Tuesday.
We usually need a stronger storm to produce vivid and bright enough aurora to be seen in the light-polluted skies of the tri-state area.
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