UTAH – November 2, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) – Utahns may get the chance to see the Northern Lights Monday night because of the forecast of a G3 magnetic storm.
The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, is described as a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky, usually near the northern or southern magnetic pole.
The forecast from the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks indicates the Aurora Borealis might be visible as far south as Carson City, Oklahoma City and Raleigh, North Carolina.
The forecast on the website said: “Auroral activity will be high(++). Weather permitting, highly active auroral displays will be visible overhead from Inuvik, Yellowknife, Rankin and Igaluit, to Portland OR, Cheyenne, Lincoln, Springfield, and New York City, and visible low on the horizon as far south as Carson City, Oklahoma City, and Raleigh.”
The website said to see the Aurora, people need to be near a clear and dark sky, away from city lights.
