Feeling a little Friday fomo over the endless pictures of Thursday night’s aurora? Here’s how you can prepare for next time and a forecast for just when that might be. (Hint: Probably

The northern lights could be visible in large parts of the country Thursday, including in Maryland. And with clear skies in the forecast, tonight could be a rare opportunity to see the aurora.

A geomagnetic storm caused by a coronal mass ejection is expected to make the northern lights visible over a large portion of the northern United States, with possible interference to technology on Earth.