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'Northern Lights' May Be Visible in Saturday Night Sky

Accuweather predicting a solar flare may create Northern Lights effect from Arctic to NJ

The chance to marvel at streams of color in the sky should be possible Saturday evening.

A solar flare could create a Northern Lights display Saturday, according to a report by Accuweather.

Accuweather's astronomy report includes a graphic of the U.S. showing that the occurrence of the Northern Lights, also called an aurora, could best be visible over New Jersey and DelMarva.

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A cloudless Saturday sky over New Jersey would improve viewing conditions, whereas the rest of the nation is predicted to have cloudy skies impacting the view.

Accuweather reports: "Viewing conditions will be best in the mid-Atlantic, specifically for parts of Pennsylvania and the Delmarva.

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Most of the country will have poor to fair views as a result of cloud cover, with areas further south not experiencing the aurora at all. A pocket of fair conditions sits over southeastern Oregon and the southwest corner of Idaho.

A swath of partly cloudy conditions will also spread over a section of the Ohio Valley for parts of Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. Ohio will experience fair to good viewing conditions. For the rest of the country conditions will be poor," reported Accuweather."

For more about aurora astronomy, view Accuweather's report here.


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