SpaceWeather.com<\/a>. \u201cMoreover, the CME will scoop up a solar wind stream just ahead of it, adding heft to the potential impact.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Get your cameras ready! Here\u2019s everything you need to know about when, where and how to watch this stellar event.\n<\/p>\n
When will the northern lights be visible? <\/p>\n
Northern lights illuminate the night sky.<\/p>\n
JFK\/APA\/AFP via Getty<\/p>\n
Prepare to feast your eyes on a dazzling spectacle!<\/p>\n
NOAA experts are forecasting a G2 geomagnetic storm after dark on Wednesday, Dec. 3, with solar activity (potentially) continuing into the pre-dawn hours of Thursday, Dec. 4.<\/p>\n
If the coronal mass ejection and solar wind arrive at the same time, conditions could briefly reach G3 levels before easing back into moderate storms.\n<\/p>\n
Where will the northern lights be visible? <\/p>\n
The Aurora Borealis lights up the night sky over Monroe, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n
Ross Harried\/NurPhoto via Getty<\/p>\n
Auroras may be visible across northern U.S. states, including\u00a0 Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York and Maine.<\/p>\n
However, if storm levels intensify, visibility could expand into Oregon, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire.\n<\/p>\n
How to watch the northern lights? <\/p>\n
Philippe Bourseiller\/Getty<\/p>\n
All you need to do is look up, but having patience goes a long way!<\/p>\n
Find the darkest spot you can, preferably far from city lights and with a clear view of the northern horizon. Tools such as the Dark Sky Place Finder and light-pollution maps can help you choose a location.<\/p>\n
For real-time updates, be sure to check NOAA\u2019s 30-minute aurora forecast or use apps like Aurora Now, My Aurora Forecast or Glendale Aurora.<\/p>\n
How to take photos of the northern lights? <\/p>\n
Believe it or not, all you need is your smartphone!<\/p>\n
If you have an iPhone, first you’ll need to turn on your Night Mode, and if you have an Android, it’s Pro Mode. Then, you’ll want to turn off your flash and hold steady \u2013 feel free to use a tripod if you have one.<\/p>\n
If you’re shooting with a DSLR, grab a wide-angle lens and aim for longer exposures to capture the colors and movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW The northern lights may be visible on Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Thursday evening, Dec. 4,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[49,48,295,66],"class_list":{"0":"post-321392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-environment","11":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}