Many states, including Texas and New Mexico, witnessed the spectacular light show put on by the northern lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, on Tuesday night, and some parts of the country could see the phenomenon again tonight.

A coronal mass ejection , or large expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the sun, is expected to reach Earth around midday on Nov. 12, likely causing increased geomagnetic activity, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center.

While southwestern states got a glimpse of the northern lights on Tuesday, the northern U.S. is likely to have a better chance of viewing them on Wednesday, Nov. 12, according to a NOAA map.

Here's what you need to know about who will see the northern lights.

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