Astro Bob

A stunning aurora blooms in the sky over Alaska in 2014. Skywatchers may see more modest displays of northern lights early Monday morning and Monday night into Tuesday morning. John Chumack There's a good possibility we'll see the northern lights the next couple nights due to an increase in the strength of the solar wind from two recent coronal holes. A minor G1 storm is expected to kick up between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. Central Time Monday morning, Sept. 28. While that's not exactly a friendly time to get up at least the bright moon won't spoil the view — it sets between 3 and 3:30.  A more intense and widespread G2 or moderate storm is forecast to arrive Monday night , Sept. 28  and linger until dawn Tuesday. G1 conditions are expected to start off the evening with activity intensifying to G2 from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Auroras typically begin with a low, greenish arc in the northern sky pieced by occasional faint rays. G2 conditions bring multiple arcs