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Auroras could light up the skies on Christmas, thanks to a powerful solar flare heading toward Earth

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High-latitude areas in the U.S. , including northern Montana , Minnesota and North Dakota , may witness auroral displays late on Wednesday .

The Earth -bound M8.9 solar flare spewed yesterday ( Dec. 23 ) from a large sunspot region named AR3932 .

It unleashed a wide pocket of highly energetic particles and magnetism known as a coronal mass ejection.

This CME is only partially directed at Earth , so it's unlikely to cause significant disruptions to power grids.

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