These are the states of where you can see the northern lights this Thursday and Friday

A view shows the lights of an aurora borealis caused by a geomagnetic storm over the border cities of Mexicali, and Calexico, U.S., as seen from Tecate, Mexico, May 11, 2024. REUTERS/Victor Medina

It is Thursday 10th, and tomorrow, Friday 11th October, can be seen northern lights in Mexicothrough long exposure photographs, in various states of northern Mexico.

This is because a huge ball of plasma and its magnetic field ejected by the Sun will impact the Earth this Thursday, which could trigger this phenomenon, according to American meteorologists, and these could be seen in some parts of Mexico.

The phenomenon It occurs when the Sun approaches or is at some peak point in its 11-year cycle, when activity is greatest.

Last May, The planet experienced its most powerful geomagnetic storms in two decadesproducing colorful shows in the night skies far from the poles.

“The Current forecast is for it to arrive this Thursday morning until noon Eastern Timeand maybe continue until the next day,” he said Shawn Dahl of the US Space Weather Prediction Centerto reporters at a briefing on Wednesday.

The northern lights illuminate the night sky over Plum Island and the mouth of the Merrimack River, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA.EFE//CJ GUNTHER

Like the Coronal mass ejection (CME) travels through space at 4 million kilometers per hour, The agency launched surveillance of level 4 (G4) geomagnetic storm.

According to experts, The auroras will be more visible away from city lights, in the darkest skies possible, for those who live in the right latitudes, potentially as far south as northern California and Alabama in the United States.

People will have to use their cameras or phones to watch, since digital images, today, They can capture them, even when the human eye cannot.

We must remember that last May, Northern lights could be seen in different states of the country. Although initially its visibility had been confirmed only in Baja California, other states such as Sonora, Zacatecas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sinaloa and Nuevo León were also able to observe them.

The Sun, at all times, sends a lot of energy and small particles to the Earth, However, it is protected by its magnetic field, so much of it is diverted or enters in smaller quantities.

Aurora borealis in Sinaloa photo: X/@LAstrociencia
Aurora borealis in Sinaloa photo: X/@LAstrociencia

However, this is not always the case, as there are times when the Sun presents anomalies or phenomena, that is, if a solar storm occursthe amount of energy can become greater, and therefore, the protection of the Earth is overwhelmed by the amount of energy.

The energy and particles that meet our planet travel through the magnetic field to the poles, both north and south. This deviation makes them interact with the gases found in the atmosphere and in reaction the amazing colors are produced in the sky.

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