Northern Lights May Be Visible in Maryland Saturday, Sunday Evening
Accuweather predicts a solar flare could create Northern Lights effect from the Arctic to the mid-Atlantic.
A solar flare could create a Northern Lights display Saturday and Sunday evening over parts the mid-Atlantic, including Maryland, according to a report by Accuweather. Accuweather's astronomy report includes a graphic of the United States showing that the occurence of the Northern Lights, also called an aurora, could best be visible over parts of the mid-Atlantic, including parts of Maryland. According to the Maryland Geological Survey (MGS), Maryland is usually too far south to view the Northern Lights, but it is occasionally visible during instances of coronal mass ejections, like the one Accuweather reports occurred Thursday. Night-time light pollution can also lower visibility in areas like Riverdale Park, so MGS recommends finding an…
SG from PH
7:47 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012
I am from Kentucky and we too check squirrel tales as good predictors however here in Baltimore Wooly Caterpillars are the standard and they are fat little suckers this year. For me it is the gorgeous women from Baltimore , specifically Perry Hall and I am married to one and I really don't care as long I am snowed in with her. Pray for lots of snow. Long snowy days talking on the sun porch, that … more ›