Look up tonight! Northern Lights will light up skies as far south as Newcastle as a huge coronal mass ejection strikes Earth - so, will the dazzling display be visible from your hometown?
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Look up tonight! Northern Lights will light up skies as far south as Newcastle as a huge coronal mass ejection strikes Earth - so, will the dazzling display be visible from your hometown?

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Following a sensational meteor shower, skygazers have yet another chance to soak up an astronomical wonder. Tonight's aurora stems from a coronal mass ejection – a massive expulsion of plasma from the sun's corona, its outermost layer. Pictured, the aurora from Lancashire, May 10, 2024 The stunning Northern Lights - also known as aurora borealis - on display in Minster on Sea, Kent, May 10, 2024 According to the Met Office, people with a decent camera should be able to capture shots of the aurora even when it's not visible with the naked eye. Pictured, Whitley Bay, May 10, 2024 The Met Office has revealed the auroral oval – the ring-like range of auroral activity that determines where the Northern Lights will be most visible. A Met Office animation shows the auroral oval - the ring-like range of auroral activity that determines the range of the Northern Lights and where it will be most visible According to the US's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there's the strongest likelihood of seeing the aurora tonight over Canada and Alaska The aurora is due to a coronal mass ejection - a massive expulsion of plasma from the Sun's corona, its outermost layer People in northern parts of Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin may NOAA has rated it 'G3', so it's considered 'strong', meaning it could disrupt power systems on Earth and spacecraft in orbit.

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