Coloradans enchanted by November’s northern lights may get a chance for a repeat viewing tonight, though space weather forecasters say the aurora borealis likely won’t be as intense.
A trio of coronal mass ejections are expected to , but current estimates show the solar storms are not as severe as those that hit Earth seven months ago.
The strongest solar energy is expected to peak at around 8 p.m. and slowly decrease in intensity throughout the night, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
The solar storms are expected to hit a G3 level, which is considered a strong storm and usually allows people in Wyoming and Nebraska to see the northern lights,
reached a G4, or severe level, which lit up Colorado’s skies with waves of vibrant pink, purple, blue and green solar energy.
In general, the best way to see the aurora is to get away from city lights and go somewhere dark, NOAA forecasters said. If the lights are difficult to see, cameras — including phone cameras — can sometimes pick up hints of the northern lights that are invisible to the naked eye.
