Missed aurora borealis? You may have another chance to see Northern Lights tonight

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ALSO READ: Northern Lights visible in India? Aurora borealis may glitter tonight in this state "We were fortunate to witness Aurora activities on our all-sky camera during regular telescope observations," Stanzin Norla, an engineer at the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve, told PTI. Norla even shared images of the spectacular view on X and added that the skies turned red along the horizon and later turned to a pinkish hue. However, according to NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, extreme geomagnetic storm continues and will persist through at least Sunday.

So in case you missed to see the sky lights dancing in a spectacular form, there may still be a chance till this weekend. ALSO READ: Northern lights seen across Europe! Strongest solar storm in 20 years brings auroras.

See spectacular photos Taking to X, NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center wrote, "The extreme geomagnetic storm continues and will persist through at least Sunday...", adding that they were visible across much of the United States and if weather permits, they may be visible again tonight. Northern lights photographer Vincent Ledvina from Alaska also shared an image, depicting aurora in India.

Earlier on Saturday, assistant professor at Indian Institute of Astrophysics Wageesh Mishra mentioned that four super-strong CMEs from the Sun reached the Earth on 10-11 May, which led to solar storms led to one of the strongest geomagnetic storms. ALSO READ: Northern lights dazzle over UK, Europe, skywatchers say, ‘Get a load of this aurora borealis’ He added that such intense storms happened almost two decades before, in November 2003.