Heads up aurora chasers! The northern lights could put on a show across the U.S. tonight and tomorrow as a coronal mass ejection (CME) is forecast to hit Earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center.

The full-halo CME was released during an M8.1 solar flare on Dec. 6, and is expected to impact Earth early to midday on Dec. 8, potentially causing periods of strong (G3) geomagnetic storming.

This is great news for aurora chasers as it increases the chance of seeing the northern lights at both high and mid-latitudes.

Where can I see the northern lights tonight?

States that could see auroras tonight

Based on the latest NOAA aurora forecast map, the following 17 states appear fully or partially above the aurora view line:

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