Solar storms are making the spectacle visible in more places.
, also known as aurora borealis, will be visible in 17 U.S. states on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The colorful spectacle is typically seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia, but the lights will be visible in more places due to solar wind hitting the atmosphere as part of an 11-year solar cycle that will peak in 2024, according to the Associated Press.Arcs and spirals of glowing lights will be visible between 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, and 2 a.m.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ’s Space Weather Prediction Center said people wanting to experience Northern Lights should get away from city lights and find a dark viewing spot. Look to the sky, north on the horizon. “Every type of atom or molecule, whether it’s atomic hydrogen or a molecule like carbon dioxide, absorbs and radiates its own unique set of colors, which is analogous to how every human being has a unique set of fingerprints,” astronomer Billy Teets, the director of Dyer Observatory at Vanderbilt University, told. “Some of the dominant colors seen in aurorae are red, a hue produced by the nitrogen molecules, and green, which is produced by oxygen molecules.
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