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After solar flare, could we see the northern lights on Monday?
NOAA said the storm could bring northern lights Monday as conditions may peak at G1 to G2 levels, with watches issued for two days.
- On Saturday, NOAA and the Space Weather Prediction Center issued two geomagnetic storm watches in response to an M1.8 solar flare that erupted on the Sun.
- A coronal mass ejection, or CME, associated with the flare is interacting with Earth's magnetic field, potentially causing geomagnetic storms as the plasma and magnetic material passes.
- The best chance to see the northern lights is along the Canadian border, including North Dakota, Montana, and the Michigan Upper Peninsula, while Alaska has a "high" chance of visibility.
- NOAA predicts a Kp index of five out of nine for Monday, meaning mild to moderate geomagnetic storming that could make the northern lights visible from parts of the Lower 48.
- Experts recommend viewing between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., when northern lights are typically most active; smartphone cameras with night mode and RAW image format can capture the aurora effectively.
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