On Friday and Saturday nights, viewers fromSan FranciscotoTasmaniawere treated toamazing aurorasin the night sky.
Since consumer wireless networks use different radio frequencies,CNN notesthat your phone is unlikely to be affected.
In most cases, geomagnetic storms also present unique opportunities to see auroras in the night sky.
Those auroras can be especially pronounced during the most intense phases of the storm, making for nice stargazing.
Where can you see these aurora borealis light shows?
“Geomagnetic storms can also trigger spectacular displays of aurora on Earth,” theNOAA said.
Does it seem like you cannever see a hyped aurora where you live?
Murtagh compared it to a popular outdoor hobby that also takes a lot of patience – fishing.
That inhibits our ability to see stars and planets.
There’s another element that’s out of your control – the weather.
Cloudy conditions can roll over any state at any time, making aurora sightings even tougher to predict.
Murtagh recommended Anchorage, Fairbanks, Yukon, Helsinki and northern Scandinavia.
There are even trip planners now who organize tours around hoping to see the aurora.
