SWPC of the National Weather Service anticipates the Northern Lights to potentially be observable over parts of Wisconsin and Michigan.
This dramatic display is the result of a coronal mass ejection (CME) that burst forth from the sun on Sunday and is projected to reach Earth by Tuesday morning with impacts potentially extending into Wednesday.
Experts have issued a G2 geomagnetic storm watch after detecting the solar eruption.
A G2, deemed a moderate storm on the space weather scale, could be strong enough to make the auroras visible across northern and upper Midwest states.
Usually, to observe the Northern Lights as far south as the Chicago area, a G3 or greater geomagnetic storm is required, but the current projections do not seem to support such widespread visibility in this case.
Earlier in the year, however, a G4 geomagnetic storm did provide Chicagoans a rare celestial treat,
with stunning views of the Northern Lights spread across several nights, according to NBC Chicago.
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