Stargazers in the U.S. hoping to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights may have to book that trip to Iceland after all due to a forecast change that downgraded a solar storm expected on Thursday.
The Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, is the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere.
An earlier forecast from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute predicted aurora activity on Thursday in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Indiana, Maine and Maryland. A geomagnetic index known as Kp ranks auroral activity on a scale from zero to nine, with zero being not very active and nine being bright and active. The initial prediction from the Geophysical Institute was based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center'sGet Philly local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.
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