The residents of new York state today has a rare opportunity to see in the sky now the Northern lights.
According to the National oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA), the phenomenon of Aurora Borealis, it looks like a bright green and red shimmering light in the night sky. It can be seen in the South in «the new York, Wisconsin, Washington» Sunday night until early Monday morning.
The appearance of Northern lights is due to geomagnetic storm, causing the electrons and protons in Earth’s magnetic field collide with neutral atoms in the upper layer of the atmosphere, reports CNN.
Various maps show a large part of the state of new York as the best sites for observing a unique phenomenon.
The optimal observation time, according to NOAA — 11 a.m. on July 16 until 5 a.m. July 17. During this time, you can see there are two «light show» that lasted about 30 minutes each. The interval between appearance of the first and second «Northern lights» will be about 2 hours.
