The Northern Lights This weekend there visible through the north. Here’s how to see the aurora

Parts could get the north of the United States from Montana to northern New England to look at the northern lights this weekend, forecasters Say room. The aurora borealis or aurora borealis, can be seen a bright and displaying sometimes colored in the night sky. They arise when loaded interact with gases in the atmosphere the particles from the sun. Typically, they are only visible at higher latitudes, including Alaska, Scandinavia and Iceland, and only in the darker winter months. But a geomagnetic storm this weekend has provided Aurora sightings could further south, in areas where they are not normally seen. Here’s what you should know about the northern lights, and where to try and see this weekend: What are the Northern Lights? The aurora borealis are bright and colorful display often created when the particles coming from the Sun interacting Emit collision with the Earth’s magnetic field and the atmosphere with gases such as oxygen and nitrogen, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. When they collide, they gain energy release later, we create the glorious spectacle of lights called the aurora borealis. (In the Southern Hemisphere, the same process results in the southern lights or aurora australis). The aurora borealis typically appear colorless or with a greenish-yellow shades. But occasionally, light pink, red and even purple can be spotted. Either way the show is best viewed in a clear, dark, could open sky. Northern Lights sightings was responsible for them through a series of human civilization before the scientific process have been recorded widely understood, says NASA. Ancient Chinese and Greek peoples have written about the aurora as walking a part of the Inuit and Scandinavian oral tradition was back to 700 AD French astronomer Pierre Gassendi with the appointment of “Aurora Borealis” phenomenon accredited, which means “Dawn of the North. “If people can see the northern lights this weekend? While the Northern Lights occur during the day, only at night they are visible. The best thing is to find a dark place, away from city lights, with a good view to the north. You can use Dark Site Finder to the sky dark place in its vicinity to find. Keep an eye on the weather forecast, too – blocks the view of clouds. The best viewing times are early in the morning of Saturday, while the geomagnetic storm takes pace, although the aurora begins on Friday evening. The Northern Lights are set in early Sunday morning to continue. observed after the UAF, the best time for the aurora borealis three or four hours at midnight, but the aurora can occur at any time in the course of one night. If you want to take pictures of the Northern Lights, the best solution with a wide-angle lens on a tripod capable of long exposures with a camera that has an opening such as fast f / 1.4 of 2 smartphone / condo for capture usually a difficult time Aurora in all their glory. It ‘hard to predict exactly how strong show an aurora, or if it will happen at all. However, NOAA forecasts 30 minutes can give you an idea of ​​when to be ready for a possible exposure. The OVATION Aurora forecast shows the intensity and the expected position of Aurora on current solar wind conditions. However, the Aurora sightings are never a guarantee, so do not be depressed if you see something – maybe do some star gazing as we consider. Where is the visible aurora borealis? The Northern Lights could be seen this weekend in parts of Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. On the east coast, New Hampshire and Maine Northern Lights can be seen in parts of New York, Vermont. Observers at other locations in about the same latitude could also see the aurora.
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