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Although there’s no significant geomagnetic activity predicted this week, a series of strong solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun in recent weeks has put North America on high alert for aurora.—the strongest since 2003—what’s your plan? Urban light pollution can easily dampen the effect of the northern lights , so it’s best to drive somewhere with dark skies.. However, let’s get real about this—although it’s possible that aurora could be visible across the U.S.
Here are 20 dark-sky locations—most of them in the north and northeast of the U.S.—where aurora will be visible if there’s a big geomagnetic storm and if the sky is clear of clouds. Just keep a close eye on theThe aurora borealis are red, green, and blue lights that are visible in the night sky. They’re caused by the solar wind in space—charged particles from the sun—being accelerated down the field lines of the Earth’s magnetic field.
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