Here is and the best time to see

From now on it looks like the viewing line could reach New Hampshire and Maine to Massachusetts according to Massachusetts to Massachusetts to Massachusetts.

The coronal masses are immense clouds made of sun material, which were blown up by the sun to space at over one million miles per hour, often after sunlight. Cmes expand when they sweep the space and often measure millions of miles.

While this CMES passes the earth, they create a geomagnetic storm – when plasma paper with oxygen and nitrogen ions interact in our upper atmosphere, which leads to shimmering ribbons colorful colors that we call the northern lights, which are also known as aurora boreis.

It seems that these CME move more slowly than normal, which could mean a longer permanent and potentially more expansive Aurora event.

“These cmes were connected to filament outbreaks and are not particularly fast,” said Dahl. “That means the likelihood of a longer CME passage.” A filament outbreak is elongated and somewhat cooler plasma eruption from the sun surface. These outbursts tend to move a touch through the room more slowly and of course extends longer.

The center offers updates for the best viewing opportunities on the Aurora dashboard.

However, this is by no means a guarantee that the northern lights are seen far and wide.

“We will still not know how the structure of the CMES will look until it arrives from Earth in our satellites,” said Dahl. “Then we know the magnetic strength and how far the northern lights could extend.”

This corresponds to an termination of around an hour. If the observation is impressive, there is a chance of G3 values ​​that the northern lights would extend far further south to include all of the new England.

The best window to see the northern lights is usually between 10 p.m., Tuesday and 2 a.m., Wednesday. But it would not be a bad idea to look north from 8 p.m., since this special event may arrive earlier.

The weather could play spoilers here, which flows through the region on Tuesday north of New England north of New England and a cold front. Most of the shower activity will pass before sunset, but some scattered showers will probably stay over the evening.

The good news is that Dry Air will get in pretty quickly on Tuesday evening and should take breaks in Boston and the rest of the night in the night at night at night. Take a look at the futurecast below after sunset evening:

It can mean that you can display the lights or not. The chances are high that you will see something, but it has to match the CME to take a look at the earth.

Should the space weather satellite notice a slowly moving CME, New England could have a second chance to see the lights on Wednesday evening.

Last year we saw many events in the north of lights when we reached the highlight of the sun cycle 25, which marked the highest number of sunspots, torches and outbreaks.

The sun cycle is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which the magnetic poles of the sun change about every 11 years and cause changes in the magnetic fields of the sun that cause disturbances on the sun surface. The top activity is expected to continue for next year or something.

If you can't see the northern lights, don't worry. Scientists say that the Aurora is not always visible to the mere eye. However, your cell phone can absorb the wavelengths and grasp the full beauty of the flickering ribbons in the sky with just a few clicks.

“Pull it into the sky and make a shot. You may be surprised if you will check your phone later to find some nice recordings,” said Brent Gordon, a SWPC scientist.

Professional photographers also recommend activating night mode on your mobile phone so that you have automatically adjusted your camera settings for optimal conditions at low light. Also adapt the exposure time To maximize the potential of your shot And make sure that the setting “Live” is switched off.

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Ken Mahan can be reached at ken.mahhan@globe.com. Follow him on Instagram @kenmahanthewatherman.