We May Be Able To See The Northern Lights Tonight

January 17, 2013

We arrived at work to learn that we had received an e-mail notifying us that we may be able to see the Northern Lights tonight. The message stated “The disturbance from a solar event on the 15th of January should reach Earth early on the 17th GMT. This means aurora watchers in North America should see activity on the night of the 17/18 Jan.” Isn't that exciting? And better yet, maybe they will be visible while you are at or on your way home from tonight’s event at the Prairie Heritage Center.

There’s always something happening on the prairie…

Provided by the O'Brien County Conservation Board

The attached video explains some of the aspects of the Aurora…

If you would like to watch the short term forecast for activity in your region