Northern Lights could be seen in CNY Sunday night

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – Central New Yorkers have another opportunity to view the Northern Lights Sunday night.
With a geomagnetic storm affecting the Earth, this means the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, could be visible across the northern tier of the United States.
One thing we will need to keep an eye on is how quickly our cloud cover departs Sunday night. Skies look to be rather cloudy still by 10 p.m., but should gradually clear as the night goes on. The best chance of seeing the Northern Lights looks to be after midnight west of I-81.
To get the best view, it is recommended that you get somewhere well away from the influence of city lights in a completely dark area after 10 p.m. and look north.
If you get a great picture of the Northern Lights, be sure to share it with us!
The geomagnetic storm is a result of a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun. This is a process by which a solar flare creates a large suspension of plasma. Particles of that plasma then travel toward the Earth, down polar magnetic fields, and enter our atmosphere.
As these particles meet up with different gases our atmosphere is comprised of, this is when the bright, colorful glow appears.
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