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Denver, CO – A rare aurora borealis display could be visible across parts of the Rocky Mountain region Monday night into Tuesday, as a strong solar storm heads toward Earth, according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center.
The agency has issued a G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm Watch for December 9, warning that a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun, associated with an M8.1 solar flare on December 6, is expected to impact Earth early to midday Monday. This could trigger widespread geomagnetic activity and make the Northern Lights visible farther south than usual…