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How to Watch October's Northern Lights and Where They Will Be Visible

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NOAA issued a G1-G3 geomagnetic storm watch on Oct. 2 after the arrival of a coronal mass ejection ( CME ), which is an eruption of solar material.

The preferred time to view this month 's northern lights is between midnight Oct. 4 local time through the early hours of Oct. 5 .