The aurora borealis could be visible from eight states in the continental U.S. Monday night as space weather forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict a solar radiation storm and continued geomagnetic activity over the next three days.

The sun emitted its most powerful solar flare in seven years on Thursday night, a cosmic event forecasted to create views of the northern lights across the U.S. this weekend, reports Live Science. Views of the northern lights are most likely to be visible this weekend in northern U.