Don’t be alarmed if a bright swath of neon colors lights up the sky over New Jersey tonight. It’s not an extraterrestrial invasion or new-age fireworks. Rather, it’s the phenomenon known as northern lights which is the result of a collision of charged particles and atoms in the atmosphere.
The light show could be gorgeous.
AccuWeather reports a solar flare that occurred around 2 a.m. Thursday will create the display. Clear skies over New Jersey should create ideal viewing conditions for the aurora borealis (or northern lights). Read more in Star Ledger.
Northern Lights is the common name for Aurora Borealis. Last sighting was Feb. 2012
2am tonight ?? It says in the star ledger tht it will be on thurs, does that mean coming up or we missed it??
What time tonight?
Hello? Some details maybe? When will this be?
To all you questioners, the article says read more in star ledger. If you’re so curious, you should’ve clicked on that link to find out that it was supposed to begin at about 8 pm and last several hours.
I thought that it can only be seen near the north pole?