DETROIT – The Northern Lights could be dancing in Michigan skies tonight!
The Space Weather Prediction Center predicts a G1 geomagnetic storm will arrive July 23, meaning the Aurora Borealis may be visible at high altitudes in the U.S., including Michigan.
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The best chance to see them is the night of July 23 from sunset to 1 a.m.
Northern Lights are seen in Northern Michigan much more often than Lower Michigan, although it isn't unheard of. Weather is always a factor. Keep an eye on the latest here.
Related: Watch the Northern Lights dance above Michigan's Mackinac Bridge
What are the Northern Lights?
The bright dancing lights of the aurora are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth's atmosphere. The lights are seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres.
They are known as 'Aurora borealis' in the north and 'Aurora Australis' in the south.. Auroral displays appear in many colors although pale green and pink are the most common. Shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and violet have been reported.
The lights appear in many forms from patches or scattered clouds of light to streamers, arcs, rippling curtains or shooting rays that light up the sky with an eerie glow.