For many of us, we have heard of this phenomenon called the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights. Getting a chance to experience this natural light show is rare.
A burst of energy thrown towards earth from a sunspot eruption Monday could make the Northern Lights very visible to most of Michigan Wednesday and Thursday nights.
It's been awhile since we've had a chance at seeing the Northern Lights in the lower peninsula of Michigan, but for the next couple of nights there is a chance they may be visible this far south.
The National Weather Service says a severe geomagnetic storm could make the northern lights (aurora borealis) visible from Michigan and farther south tonight.
The National Weather Service says a severe geomagnetic storm that began Monday is continuing today. The storm could make the northern lights visible from Michigan tonight.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center has observed a severe geomagnetic storm.
The storm has raised Michigan's chances of seeing the northern lights tonight.