Aurora Borealis forecast models said there was a chance only the northern parts of Missouri could see the northern lights Tuesday night. But the pink and green sky was actually seen all across the Kansas City metro, and even reached as far south as Alabama and Florida.
If you missed it Tuesday, you may have a second chance Wednesday night.
The northern lights are predicted to shine again, according to the Space Prediction Center with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The NOAA says the coronal mass ejection released during yesterday’s solar flare could spark strong to severe geomagnetic storm conditions, which would create the conditions that make the northern lights visible Wednesday.
“The aurora is not visible during daylight hours,” NOAA says on its website. “The aurora does not need to be directly overhead but can be observed from as much as 1000 km away when the aurora is bright and if conditions are right.”…