WEDNESDAY’S CLEAR NIGHT OFFERS BETTER CHANCE TO SPOT THE NORTHERN LIGHTS IN PENNSYLVANIA

Forecast imagery from the Space Weather Prediction Center of NOAA show the lights will be at their brightest over Pennsylvania around midnight Wednesday night.
Forecast imagery from the Space Weather Prediction Center of NOAA’s website show the lights will be at their brightest over Pennsylvania around midnight Wednesday night.

Tonight’s clearer skies (Wednesday, June 24, 2015) might provide a last chance for sky gazers in Pennsylvania to observe the glow of the Northern Lights. Due to Monday’s geomagnetic storm from a solar flare, people in Pennsylvania and other northern states might be able to view the lights of the Aurora Borealis late tonight (Wednesday, June 24, 2015) into early Thursday morning.
Animated forecast imagery from the Space Weather Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website show 4 hours around midnight tonight (10 PM to 2 AM) as the best times to catch the lights.
Online experts added to get any view of the lights, there has to be very little light pollution. Clouds, a bright moon, or city lights can hinder observation of the lights. This means you have to be away from ALL manmade lights.
Other educated comments online state that the lights might appear low on the horizon versus the normal higher lights. So don’t look over mountains or high in the sky for the lights.

Below are useful websites pertaining to Aurora Borealis forecasts:
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-3-day-forecast
http://www.softservenews.com/
http://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/auroral-activity/aurora-forecast
https://www.facebook.com/ABNFNSB

Forecast imagery from the Space Weather Prediction Center of NOAA show the lights will be at their brightest over Pennsylvania around midnight Wednesday night.
Forecast imagery from the Space Weather Prediction Center of NOAA’s website show the lights will be at their brightest over Pennsylvania around midnight Wednesday night.

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