Northern Lights

A recent strong solar storm could mean the Northern Lights will be visible in parts of Connecticut Thursday night and into Friday morning.

Earlier this week, the sun saw three to four large eruptions, known as a Coronal Mass Ejection, or CME. These CMEs are expected to merge as they travel in the direction of Earth. The Space Weather Predictions Center initially issued a Level 1 and 2 watch, but has since upgraded to a Level 3 Watch for Thursday night into Friday…

Want to see the Northern Lights? Here is why you could see the Aurora Borealis in Connecticut Thursday night.

Every glimmer of the northern lights begins as a spot on the sun’s surface. And if increased solar activity is any indication, the next year and a half will be filled with glimmers. 

The Northern lights, also called an aurora borealis, are moving waves of lights seen in the night sky.

The northern lights are expected to dip farther south into the northern portion of the US Wednesday night thanks to a large burst of plasma and magnetic field from the sun that kicked off geomagnetic storm watches.

On Sunday, the aurora borealis was visible from Connecticut for those who were lucky enough to see it.

A solar storm triggered the outburst of auroras in at least 30 states.

There is a possibility that you will be able to see the northern lights from Connecticut tonight. The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks forecast is for high auroral activity. For the best chances to see aurora borealis, get away from city lights and look north between 10 p.m. Thursday and 3 a.m. Friday. Get the Aurora forecast…

The northern lights danced across the skies of Washington state and Montana over the weekend.