This could be a potentially exciting weekend for the aurora borealis. Now of course this is a very, very slim chance that northern lights will be seen over Ohio, but conditions are looking good for a significant aurora show to occur somewhere on Earth this weekend. The big question will be: Is it a big enough solar storm to push the northern lights down to our latitudes?
What to look for in the night sky
Auroras could happen at any time this weekend (or not at all). For better chances of seeing them, the further north you are, the better. Getting away from city lights can help see northern lights if they are a fainter light show.
Green is the most common color seen at Ohio's latitude and it would begin low along the northern horizon. The last really good showing of the northern lights in Ohio was in November 2001.
So you never know – it's worth keeping an eye on the sky because that huge, I mean huge, sunspot group on the sun definitely was unique and may have sent a stream of solar material our way.
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When to look for the northern lights
The best aurora is usually within an hour or two of midnight (between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. local time). These hours expand towards evening and morning as the level of geomagnetic activity increases.
There may be aurora in the evening and morning, but it is usually not as active and therefore, not as visually appealing, NOAA said.
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