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The Northern U.S. Could See the Aurora Borealis This Weekend
The otherworldly event is forecast to arrive from a “solar sector boundary crossing.”
Even if it takes gluing your eyelids open, it might be worth staying up late this weekend to catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis in the northern U.S.
Shimmering lights could bedazzle the heavens Friday or Saturday as the planet sails through an appendage of the sun’s magnetic field. Tony Phillips at Spaceweather explains: