In the Midwest, northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula could all see aurora formation Sunday night, according to NOAA’s forecast. Most of North Dakota, Alaska and a large portion of Montana could also see the lights, while small slivers of extreme northern Idaho and northeastern Washington are also within the view line.

The best part about the northern lights is that no advanced technology is necessary to spot them from Earth. Simply all that's needed is the naked eye, a dark viewpoint and a state that's in NOAA's predicted aurora viewline. Then, all sky gazers have to do is point their eyes to the sky and look up!

Northern Canada and Alaska will have the highest likelihood of viewing the phenomenon, once the sun sets in the state. A lesser chance is forecast for parts of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. (See map below.)

The northern lights could be visible in more than 10 states, including parts of Michigan, on Friday and Saturday.

Imagine looking up on a dark winter night to see rippling ribbons of green and purple light dancing across the sky. The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, are nature’s ultimate sky show – an ethereal phenomenon that has captivated humans for millennia.

A solar storm continues to impact our atmosphere and that means the aurora may be visible the next couple of nights. Could we see the northern lights tonight? A geomagnetic storm has been impacting earth and as of 2 a.