U.K. Met Office<\/a>, unsettled geomagnetic conditions could persist through Wednesday, Jan. 14, as a result of a renewed stream of fast-moving solar wind emerging from the easternmost portion of a coronal hole on the Sun.\n<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything you need to know about this stellar event.\n<\/p>\n
When will the northern lights be visible? <\/p>\n
Northern lights over St Mary’s Lighthouse in Whitley Bay.<\/p>\n
Owen Humphreys\/PA Images via Getty<\/p>\n
Northern lights could make an appearance this evening, Jan. 12, as Earth continues to move through the fading effects of recent geomagnetic disturbances.<\/p>\n
Elevated solar wind speeds and lingering magnetic instability are forecasted to persist in the overnight hours of Tuesday, Jan. 13, and if unsettled geomagnetic conditions continue, potentially through Wednesday, Jan. 14.<\/p>\n
Where will the northern lights be visible? <\/p>\n
Auroras near Atigun Pass.<\/p>\n
Getty<\/p>\n
Auroras will be most likely viewed across high-latitude regions and northern-tier U.S states, including Alaska, Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and Maine.\n<\/p>\n
How to watch the northern lights? <\/p>\n
Northern lights in Fairbanks.<\/p>\n
Getty<\/p>\n
In order to capture the magic, head far from city lights and pollution, with a clear, unobstructed view of the northern horizon. More importantly, be patient and give your eyes time to adjust (at least half an hour) to the darkness.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
Auroras are naturally fickle and unpredictable, so never underestimate their initially faint appearance, as they could suddenly intensify without warning. For clarity, it\u2019s best to check real-time aurora alerts and forecasts for more information.\n<\/p>\n
How to take photos of the northern lights? <\/p>\n
Aurora Borealis in Iceland.<\/p>\n
Getty<\/p>\n
You don’t need special equipment to catch a glimpse of the northern lights.<\/p>\n
In fact, several smartphones have a\u00a0high-tech feature that lets you take photos of the aurora borealis,\u00a0so you can remember the phenomenon forever! However, for those with more advanced gear, like a DSLR or mirrorless camera, use a tripod and shoot in manual mode for the best results.<\/p>\n
Simply head to your phone’s camera settings and turn on “Night Mode.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW On Jan. 12, aurora activity remains the most likely at higher latitudes, where lingering geomagnetic…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[273,111,139,69,147],"class_list":["post-239638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}