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The northern lights, which are also known as the aurora borealis, are the result of solar storms on the Sun that rain down charged particles onto the Earth’s atmosphere.
Forecast maps show that states as far south as Massachusetts in the Northeast and Illinois and Iowa in the Midwest may be in viewing range. Aurora forecast for Friday, Oct. 4. (NOAA)
Northern lights usually dance in the sky for a few minutes and then slither off. Sometimes a display can last around 15 to 30 minutes or even a few hours. But that is unusual.
A phenomenon also attracting numerous tourists is the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. [47] In Finnish Lapland, the number of auroral displays can be as high as 200 a year, whereas in southern Finland, the number is usually fewer than 20.
Northern lights most commonly refers to the aurora borealis, a natural light display in Earth's sky. (The) Northern Light(s) ...
Map showing coastline and rivers. The largest river, slightly to the right, is Tana, and slightly to the left is Alta-Kautokeino river. Down to the right is lake Inari (Finland) from which goes the Pasvik valley of the Pasvikelva river. Near the far left corner of the map is the green Målselv valley of Troms, with the Målselva river.
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Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around Earth’s poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis.