Northern Lights

Also known as Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights are a phenomenon you really need to see at least once in your life. That might happen for you tonight.

Lift your eyes to the sky tonight!

The Aurora Borealis (or Northern Lights) will reportedly be on display in many northern states Saturday and Sunday evening.

Asim Patel embarked on a 5 hour journey from Jersey City to the Adirondack Park, and his trip paid off because he caught some extraordinary footage of an Aurora Borealis.

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights are the results of electrons colliding with the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.

A strong solar storm that hit the earth this week has indeed brought with it a dazzling display of the Northern Lights.  From Alaska to Scandanvia, the aurora gives us an awe-inspring view of the northern sky at night.  From Weather.com:

Chili-Palooza, our fall music festival includes music on two stages. Here's a sample of what the crowds heard at Chili-Palooza with Northern Lights

The National Weather Service has been been keeping a watch on our Sun as it starts to move into a phase of increased activity called Solar Max. The sun will throw off more stellar matter and radiation which is what causes the Northern Lights when it hits the magnetic field that surrounds the Earth.