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Indianapolis, IN – Indiana residents may have a rare opportunity to glimpse the Northern Lights late Thursday night into early Friday, January 8–9, as heightened solar activity pushes auroras farther south than usual.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a G1-level geomagnetic storm is expected to peak overnight. The storm is being driven by enhanced solar wind associated with a coronal mass ejection (CME) and a co-rotating interaction region (CIR)—solar disturbances that can expand aurora visibility into lower latitudes…