Northern California skywatchers hoping for another chance to capture photos of the Northern Lights on Friday do not appear to face conditions as favorable as they were a night earlier. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday,

Could skywatchers see the Northern Lights in parts of California again on Friday? Tamara Berg shows the latest view line for NOAA space weather forecasters.

The northern lights were visible in parts of California Thursday night into Friday morning, setting skies aglow with color and delighting shutterbugs and sky watchers. The spectacular celestial show has been chronicled all over Instagram and is a second appearance for the aurora borealis since it put on a big show in the state in May.