How to Get the Best View of the Northern Lights Tonight Across the U.S.

A strong geomagnetic storm could bring the northern lights to a skyline near you tonight, January 20, according to space weather experts.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.K.'s Met Office (via ABC News), a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from Sunday is expected to be visible from Earth today.

To take the "explain it like I'm five" approach, a CME occurs when solar material and magnetic field bursts from the sun's atmosphere.