New Yorkers and a handful of other Americans may not have to travel to the remote glaciers of Greenland or Iceland to catch a glimpse of one of the world's most fascinating phenomenons this weekend - it may be coming to them instead.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a geomagnetic storm may make the Aurora Borealis visible over Upstate New York this weekend, and may even extend to other parts of Northern America.
Such regions are projected include New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Montana, Northern Idaho and Washington state.
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) signaled the beginning of the geometric storm on Friday, but the Northern Lights are only likely to be visible from Saturday night.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a geomagnetic storm may make the Aurora Borealis visible this weekend
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) signaled the beginning of the geometric storm on Friday, but the Northern Lights are only likely to be visible from Saturday night
In the northern-most parts of the US, night-sky gazers will have the greatest chance of catching a glimpse of natural light display at around 10:55pm, a NOAA forecast predicts.
This isn't the first time a sighting of the Aurora has been possible over the US. In 2017, New York and several states in the Upper Midwest witnessed a shimmering hue of green and purple lighting up the sky.
In 2011, the Northern Lights were even spotted as far down south as
