Western Washington residents can spot the northern lights tonight due to a rare G4 geomagnetic storm.
SEATTLE — Western Washington residents, look up!
Northern lights, known as aurora borealis, can be seen in the sky on Tuesday night.
Forecasters have issued a severe and rare G4 geomagnetic storm watch for Tuesday, Nov. 11 and Wednesday, Nov. 12. The alert comes after a coronal mass ejection, an eruption of solar material and magnetic fields from the Sun’s surface, was set to hit Earth late Tuesday into Wednesday.
Coronal mass ejections, known as CMEs, usually generate spectacular displays of aurora borealis in northern U.S.
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