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After displays of auroras lit up the sky on Tuesday, another Northern Light array is expected to bring a gleaming light show to the northern part of the U.S. Wednesday.
The northern lights occur as a consequence of solar activity and result from collisions of charged particles in the solar wind colliding with molecules in the Earth's upper atmosphere. The best conditions to view the lights are when the sky is dark and clear of any clouds.
Americans across numerous states stand a chance of witnessing the northern lights on Wednesday night, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
A geomagnetic storm made the aurora borealis visible across a swath of the United States again on Wednesday, illuminating the skies as far south as Arizona.
Solar storms may bring the colorful northern lights, or aurora borealis, back to North Georgia on Wednesday night.
Set shutter speed between 5 to 15 seconds. This allows enough time to capture the moving lights but not too long to appear blurry. Manually focus by tapping on an area with a lot of light. Using your phone's flash will overpower the natural light of the aurora. This helps to keep your phone still.