Solar storms spark luminous auroras over US again tonight — here’s where to see them

We could witness a cosmic encore.

A geomagnetic storm caused a kaleidoscopic array of colors to illuminate the sky from Wisconsin to Florida on Tuesday — and we could see a repeat tonight across multiple states, including New York, should these cosmic conditions persist.

The Nov. 11 celestial light show was sparked by coronal mass ejections — an expulsion of plasma and magnetic fields?from the sun’s outermost layer — that burst forth from our solar star on Nov. 9 and 10.

This event propelled storm levels in the atmosphere to staggering G4 levels — severe — at 8:20 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 11, with conditions projected to continue into the night, according to Shawn Dahl, a space weather forecaster?at the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado.

Photos of the Nov. 11 displays lit up social media, with people posting pics from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Minnesota.

“Northern lights visible from Florida’s Space Coast!!!” exclaimed one stargazer, who shared pics of palm trees silhouetted against the luminous phenomenon.

Reddit users even shared pics snapped from airplanes of them flying over the shimmering light display.

Fortunately, this could be just the tip of the iceberg. A solar flare, which is believed to be the most powerful and energetic of all three types of coronal mass ejections, is projected to arrive around midday on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

While this could cause disruptions to satellites, GPS systems and even the power grid, the storm could also trigger a repeat of the dazzling light show, per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center.

According to the model, the celestial fireworks display could potentially be visible in 21 states, including Washington, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, Fox Weather reported.

Of course, viewing conditions in NYC could be marred by ever-present light pollution, CBS reported.

They could also appear as far south as Alabama, although this is predicated on the orientation of Earth’s magnetic field.

In general, the further north people go, the more likely it is to glimpse an aurora, while the optimal viewing window is between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.