Missed Friday's Northern Lights? The best cities in the US to see them

Those who were fortunate enough to witness the northern lights Friday night may have another opportunity to view them on Saturday, according to NOAA.

'Overnight, aurora were visible across much of the United States. Weather permitting, they may be visible again tonight,' the Space Weather Prediction Center said on Saturday morning. People view the northern lights, or aurora borealis, as they glow over Lake Washington, in Renton, Wash. However, experts caution that it is difficult to predict and the aurora displays may not resemble the dramatic spectacle featuring those bright vibrant colors often associated with the northern lights - but more like splashes of greenish hues.

The northern lights glow in the sky over St. Croix State Forest near Markville, Minn., late Friday, May 10 This storm poses a risk for high-voltage transmission lines for power grids, not the electrical lines ordinarily found in people's homes, Dahl told reporters. The sun has produced strong solar flares since Wednesday, resulting in at least seven outbursts of plasma.

Increased radiation also could threaten some of NASA's science satellites. Extremely sensitive instruments will be turned off, if necessary, to avoid damage, said Antti Pulkkinen, director of the space agency's heliophysics science division.'This is exactly the kinds of things we want to observe,' Pulkkinen said.

DARTMOOR: Cameron Grankish snapped this extraordinary pic of the light over Bowerman's Nose, Dartmoor EDINBURGH: The National Monument of Scotland, on Calton Hill in Edinburgh was lit up by the northern lights last nightESSEX: Victoria Kreisher snapped this pic while out for drive in Barling Magna, Essex

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