Northern lights, comet pair up for rare night sky double feature for the Pacific Northwest Thursday

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A rare double feature could light up the night sky over Oregon and Washington Thursday night into Friday morning.

The collision of astronomical events will light up the skies of the Pacific Northwest Thursday evening just after sunset as a rare comet will follow the sunset as the northern lights take on the dark skies over Oregon and Washington. A powerful Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is once again bringing the chance to see the auroras over much of the country Thursday night.