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Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower to Peak This Weekend. Here's How to Catch the Best View
Stargazers from across the world, including in Illinois, will want to pay close attention to the skies this weekend. The Eta Aquarids meteor shower will peak on Friday and Saturday, giving people the chance to see debris from Halley’s Comet as it enters Earth’s atmosphere at astonishing speeds and burns up, according to Space.com. While best seen in the southern...
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Northern Lights ‘Shimmer' Across Illinois Sunday, With Another Chance to See Them Coming Up
For people in dozens of states — including Illinois — this weekend, looking up into the sky Sunday evening was much more colorful than usual, thanks to a spectacular show of the Northern Lights.
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Watch: Northern Lights Seen in Wisconsin on Sunday Night
According to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, a “full-halo” CME — a large expulsion of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun’s corona — occurred Friday, making it likely to cause “minor” to “moderate” geomagnetic storming on Sunday and Monday.
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Northern Lights Could Be Visible Monday in Illinois. Will Skies Be Clear Enough to See Them?
People across the country Sunday night may have been been able to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights. Monday, they’ll have a second chance to see them — as long as the skies aren’t cloudy.
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Northern Lights Could Be Visible Sunday and Monday Night Illinois, Indiana and 28 Other States
Millions of Americans might be able to catch a glimpse of the northern lights late Sunday following a solar flare and a Controlled Mass Ejection in recent days.