The colorful northern lights will likely be on display in 17 states on Thursday, including some that rarely experience the phenomenon.
The states expected to see the northern lights are Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks said.
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