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The northern lights could put on a 'spectacular display' in Quebec for the next two nights

If you don't want to miss what could be a "spectacular display" of the northern lights over Canada, keep your eyes on the skies over the next two nights!

Thanks to a massive solar flare that erupted from the sun earlier this week, a dazzling display of the aurora borealis could be lighting up the sky tonight (Thursday) and Friday night. Even better, it's expected to be visible across Quebec.

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The northern lights could shine over Canada again tonight and may even be seen in Montreal

If you missed the stunning northern lights display last week, don't worry! Canada might get another chance to see the sky light up tonight thanks to another powerful solar flare over the weekend.

The Weather Network (TWN) reports that people across the country should keep their eyes on the sky from Monday evening through early Tuesday morning as the auroras could make another dazzling appearance overnight from September 16 to 17.

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19 extraordinary shots of the northern lights glowing above the Montreal area

The Montreal sky got a major 'glow-up' over the weekend, as the northern lights aka aurora borealis put on a rare, dazzling celestial show.

You would normally need to travel to the geographic area under the auroral oval to see these dancing ribbons of colourful light, which are actually bursts of energetic particles from the sun. For instance, you'd have to go to Sweden, Russia, Iceland or far north in Quebec, around Kuujjuaq.

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The Northern Lights Lit Up The Sky Across Canada Last Night & Could Be Visible Again Tonight

In the dark of night on March 23, a dazzling geomagnetic phenomenon shed its light across Canada — and tonight, Canadians can look forward to a minor encore. This instance of aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, is being triggered by intense solar winds, which bring some beautiful disturbance to the Earth's magnetic field.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has a Space Weather Prediction Centre, which sounds extremely cool, and which first predicted a geomagnetic storm on March 22.

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The Northern Lights May Be Visible Across Canada This Weekend — Even From Southern Cities

City dwellers across Canada, including those in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, could be in for a visual treat during the night this weekend. Vibrant northern lights shows are expected to extend over the whole country, even visible from southern regions, thanks to intense and sustained solar storms over the past few days.

The effects of the heightened sun activity will likely reach Earth on February 17, causing anywhere from a G1 (minor) to a G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm, expanding the reach of the northern lights and causing brighter displays.

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