Which States Will See Northern Lights Tuesday Night?
NOAA’s predicted viewline for Tuesday covers Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Maine and northern parts of Washington, Idaho, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont and New Hampshire.
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What’s The Best Way To See The Northern Lights?
The best chance of seeing the lights usually comes between between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA. Hopeful viewers should travel as far north as possible to a high, north-facing vantage point away from light pollution.
How Should The Northern Lights Be Photographed?
Those using an iPhone should use night mode and those with an Android should use the device’s Pro mode. All smartphone photographers should disable flash and shoot in RAW image format. Those using a separate camera could set the aperture or F-stop to four or less and use a focus set to the furthest possible setting. All photographers should use a tripod for stabilizing the image.
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KEY BACKGROUND
The northern lights have been unusually visible across the U.S. in the last two years as the sun approaches the peak of its 11-year activity cycle, known as solar maximum. During periods of heightened solar activity, stronger bursts of charged particles from the sun can interact with Earth’s magnetic field and allow the aurora to be seen much farther south than normal. The level of solar activity surpassed scientists’ expectations, NASA has said, and several major geomagnetic storms since 2024 have produced rare displays visible across dozens of states, drawing millions of skywatchers and photographers. Auroral activity is expected to decline throughout the latter half of the decade as the sun exits its maximum period.
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