The northern lights are visible from late August to early April, but the peak season is from September to March, when nights are longest. The best viewing hours are typically between 9 PM and 2 AM, when the sky is darkest and aurora activity is strongest.

If you're wondering where to see the northern lights, you're not alone. As astrotourism increases in popularity and more travelers than ever before seek out dark, starry skies, the aurora borealis remains at the top of many people’s bucket lists.

The Northern Lights might be visible as far south as Norfolk if they appear in the skies above the UK tonight, an expert predicts. It’s not guaranteed, but a geomagnetic storm – caused by energy, blasted from the Sun to Earth in solar winds – mean you may see them if the conditions are right.

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NOAA predicts northern lights visible across much of the northern US due to a geomagnetic storm on Tuesday night.