ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A geomagnetic storm that hit Earth Tuesday night made it possible for some to see the northern lights in north Georgia.

The peak viewing window was from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday, but sky gazers may be able to capture a glimpse of the lights in the evening as well.

Karisa Zdanky, an astronomer with Tellus Museum, added, “...the Northern Lights happen pretty often actually up north. But, what happens is that the sun has an 11 year cycle, and we’re somewhat near solar maximum right now, which means that those outbursts from the sun that excite the gases in the atmosphere up there are strong enough to excite the gases farther south from where they usually do, which is why there’s been a good few that have been visible for us.”

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