The center recommends viewing the northern lights between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time. According to the center, the best times of the year to see the aurora borealis are around the spring and fall equinoxes. The fall equinox was on Sept. 22.

Auroras may be visible in Michigan over the next several days, and even as low as Pennsylvania, Iowa and Oregon. A series of solar events — including the strongest solar flare since 2017 — have experts eying the impact, which may include those night sky spectacles.