The northern lights — also called aurora borealis — could be visible in Alaska, Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, northern parts of Idaho, Wyoming, Iowa, New York, Vermont and New Hampshire.

Some states will have a chance to see the northern lights Tuesday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, after a recent solar flare produced geomagnetic storms, bringing the colorful phenomenon to more people.

Northern lights may be visible in parts of the U.S. Monday night following weekend solar storms. The sun burped out a huge burst of energy called a coronal mass ejection last week, prompting space weather forecasters to issue a rare,