(WWJ) – If you look up in the night sky over the next couple of nights, you might just catch a glimpse of the northern lights in Michigan.
Recent weather conditions and solar activity might give Michiganders a view of the Aurora Borealis starting tonight through Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Gaylord.
While Michigan's Upper Peninsula has been known to be a great viewing spot for the northern lights, the NWS says the northern lights could be visible as far south as Ohio and Pennsylvania, meaning Lower Peninsula residents have a chance to see the lights, too..
To see the aurora, the NWS says to look to the northern sky, and the lights will likely be visible near the horizon, but higher in the sky the further north you go.
The best place to see them is in an area with no light pollution.
The northern lights are created by strong solar activity when charged particles ejected from the sun collide with atoms and molecules in the Earth's atmosphere, then emitting light, often appearing green and purple.
The NWS says strong solar activity may interfere with electronic communications such as radios, cell phones, TVs and satellites.
