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Ten states in the northern United States have a chance to see the Northern Lights Sunday evening to Monday morning, according to a forecast of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which also predicts periods of minor geomagnetic storms.
Northern lights appear above anchorage, Alaska, January 1, 2025.
Key facts
Sunday evening forecasts for the Aurora Borealis have a four -fed kp index on a new scale, which means The Aurora will be brighter and “can be quite pleasant to look at” if a person is in the right place to see it.
The three days of the Noaa forecast Also declares that there may be periods of minor geomagnetic storms on Sunday evening.
North lights become visible due to the geomagnetic activity that brings the ions with the atmospheric gases of the earth, creating visible colored displays.
Sunday forecasts follow a forecast of the KP index on three Saturdays during which the plan of view projected for the northern lights stretched as low as the border between the North Dakota and the South Dakota.
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Where will the northern lights be visible on Sunday evening?
Noaa forecasts show that the northern lights can be visible in Alaska, North Dakota, most of Montana, Minnesota and Wisconsin, and in certain parts of Washington, Idaho, South Dakota, Michigan and Maine. (See the Viewline card below.)
Old North Lights for May 4.
What is the best way to see the northern lights?
To best see the Northern Lights, the NOAA recommends going to an area with a breathtaking view and oriented north of the lights of the luminous city. Aurora is generally the most visible between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., that is to say when geomagnetic activity tends to be the highest.
How can you photograph the North Lights?
If you use a smartphone camera, activate night mode and reduce your shutter speed to capture the movement of the lights. If you photograph the lights on a traditional camera, use a wide angle lens and a tripod.
Key
The sun is in its “solar maximum”, which is the peak of its 11 -year cycle for activity, such as solar eruptions and coronal mass ejections. The peak has led to increased shows by Aurora Boréalis in recent months, and the experts claim that the solar and frequent views of the northern fires should continue in early 2026. Solar activity has increased at the top of the solar maximum, also, with one of the strongest geomagnetic storms striking the earth that occurs last May, according to NASA, and bringing one of the best northern lights of the earth in the past 500 years. No later than March, the KP index reached six and almost half of the United States in the line of view for the Aurora.
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