The Aurora Borealis May Be Visible In Parts Of Maine Tonight

You might catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights tonight.

The sun is flinging an influx of charged particles at the Earth right now. It's cool, no worries. These electrons are colliding into our atmosphere and being pulled to the Earth's magnetic poles. As they travel through the atmosphere they emit energy in the form of light. Boom, Aurora Borealis. A more nerdy explanation can be found

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