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How long will you be able to see the northern lights for in Georgia?

The level of geomagnetic activity expands toward the evening and the morning, NOAA said.

ATLANTA — As the northern lights continue to capture everyone's amazement across the bright Georgia sky, many are wondering how long the phenomenon will last for.

According to experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the northern lights are best able to be seen between an hour or two of midnight. So, in Georgia, the best time to look up to the sky and see the red, purple, pink and green lights is between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.

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The level of geomagnetic activity expands toward the evening and the morning, NOAA said. But, of course, as morning comes, the lights will fade away as the sun rises.

For those that saw the magnificent light show on Friday night, get ready once again. The northern lights could be just as visible in the Georgia skies on Saturday night, too.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NWS Space Weather Prediction Center, this "extreme geomagnetic storm continues and will persist through at least Sunday."

"Overnight, aurora were visible across much of the United States," an NOAA NWS Space Weather Prediction Center graphic posted Saturday morning stated. "Weather permitting, they may be visible again tonight."

The aurora borealis, the phenomena named for the northern lights, doesn't have a concrete timetable like your daily weather does. So, therefore, it is a lot harder to predict when the geomagnetic activity will calm down and the lights will go away.

Right now, the Kp index is at a 9, which is the strongest number on the scale. That gives us an idea of how far south the northern lights can be seen.

The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a G5 Geomagnetic Storm Observation, the first since 2003 during the "Great Halloween Solar Storm". There was a G4 storm to hit Earth in March, but for us, it was during daylight hours. 

The last time there was an Extreme G5 storm was more than 20 years ago in October 2003, dubbed the "Halloween Solar Storms."

Northern lights photos in metro Atlanta

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