Northern lights to dip south into several states including Tennessee

Seeing the aurora borealis, or northern lights, is a perennial bucket list for many. But few of us in the southern United States have the opportunity to travel to Alaska or Iceland to witness the spectacular dance of lights across the sky.
That could change for Tennessee residents, as early as Friday night. Thanks to heightened solar activity, the aurora borealis could be coming to the skies above a large portion of the United States this weekend, space weather forecasters said Thursday.
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Was this only one night or will this last a while?

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Tonight too