Where & What Time to Watch the Northern Lights on November 8: Details
The Aurora borealis, or the northern lights, illuminates the night sky in Shelburne, Toronto, Canada on October 11, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
Specific states likely to witness the aurora on the northern horizon include Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota.
The Northern Lights in Wisconsin in 2024. | Source: Getty Images
The Northern Lights in Rileyville, Virginia on October 10, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
The Space Weather Prediction Center’s forecast uses green and red colors to indicate the location, brightness, and intensity of the aurora, with green symbolizing the first two, and red the latter.
The night sky in Wisconsin glows with the Northern Lights in 2024. | Source: Getty Images
Far from needing to be positioned overhead, the aurora can be observed from as far as 1000 km away should the conditions be right and when the aurora is bright enough.
The Northern Lights seen over Wisconsin in 2024. | Source: Getty Images
The Northern Lights above North of Vaasa, western Finland on October 11, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
Civilians should go outside at night, and move away from city lights, as the moon tends to diminish the apparent brightness of the aurora, but not its actual radiance.
The Northern lights seen over Washington, DC on October 10, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
A photographer takes pictures of aurora borealis in Rileyville, Virginia on October 10, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
This means that those looking to combine a summer vacation to the Arctic with the timing of the aurora occurrence will not succeed, as while the aurora may be there, it will only be visible in the dark.
he Northern Lights illuminate the skies in Brandenburg, Lietzen on October 10, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
The Northern Lights in Pujalt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain on October 11, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
Continuing, they noted, “However, the number of hours of darkness decreases (increases) rapidly near the spring (fall) equinox so this caveat must be considered for those traveling to see the aurora.” More details on the story will follow shortly.
