All About the Northern Lights in the United States, Including When and How to View Them

Photo: Elizabeth Ruggiero/Getty July’s night sky is about to get colorful — and this time, it’s not because of fireworks!

Taking place the week of July 10, several cities across the United States could have the chance to view the northern lights, a rare luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres.

Typically, the northern lights (also known as the aurora borealis) are best viewed from high northern latitudes during the winter in Alaska, Canada, and Scandinavia. However, an early forecast published by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute suggested the phenomenon could be visible […]

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