Northern Lights May Be Visible in These Six US States This Week
Forecasters are closely monitoring sunspot region #3697, the same active solar region responsible for the stunning Northern Lights display visible across all 50 states last month. \ As this sunspot remains within Earth's view for the next week, there is a "window of opportunity" for witnessing another spectacular aurora borealis. Bryan Brasher, a project manager at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, explained to USA Today that sunspot #3697 is still "relatively large and magnetically complex," making it capable of producing intense solar flares and, more importantly, the coronal mass ejections necessary for auroras. This week, increased solar activity has forecasters expecting potential Northern Lights sightings on Sunday and Monday nights. The states with the best chances of seeing the Northern Lights include those along the Canadian border: Montana, Washington, Idaho, Minnesota, Michigan and Dakotas Additionally, residents in the northernmost parts ...
