South Carolina residents saturated social media with images of the sky lit up in bright pink, purple and neon green hues as the Northern Lights made a rare showing over the state late Nov. 11.

If you missed the sudden sighting, the good news is that you’ll likely have a better chance to see the light show the night of Nov. 12 before it fades.

Meteorologists predict that hints of the aurora borealis will be especially visible around 5:30 p.m., when the sun sets. And, with little cloud cover predicted, it will be an prime opportunity to see the show.

The viewable phenomenon is due to the sun being in a current active phase, said Neil Dixon, meteorologist at NWS Charleston. This is a period in which the sun characteristically exhibits increased solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

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