An Asahi Shimbun reporter watched video footage of the aurora borealis on his camera monitor a few minutes after 2 a.m. at the Shiroyone Senmaida terraced rice paddies here. The popular tourist ...
This creates the stunning displays known as the northern lights, or Aurora Borealis, in the Northern Hemisphere, and the southern lights, or Aurora Australis, in the Southern Hemisphere.
This event may make the aurora borealis visible across several northern states in the US, Canada, and Alaska. To watch, find a spot with a clear view of the northern horizon, away from city lights.
Aurora borealis in Alaska last month. Wednesday night’s aurora borealis forecast calls for a Kp index of five on NOAA’s nine-point scale, meaning the northern lights will stretch further from ...