Northern Colorado Could See Small Glimpse Of Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights

By Meteorologist Dave Aguilera, CBS Denver

December 9, 2020

DENVER (CBS4) – This year of 2020 may have cancelled many events, but it can’t stop the Northern Lights from putting on a big show. The Aurora Borealis is going to have a big surge this Wednesday night the 9th through Friday the 11th.

The burst will be large enough to be seen farther south than usual. The increase in visibility is being caused by a extra strong blast of solar energy from a storm on the sun known as a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME).

This rare phenomenon allows the lights to be viewed in many areas that don’t normally have the opportunity.

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