It's millions of miles away, but the eruptions on the sun are bringing the northern lights to regions that rarely see them all over the world.

雖然相隔數百萬英里，但太陽的爆發將北極光帶到了世界各地很少能看到北極光的地區。

But if you miss this magical phenomena, you might get lucky tonight.

不過，如果你錯過了這一神奇現象，今晚你可能會走運。

CBS's Michael George in New York has his eyes on the sky.

CBS 駐紐約記者 Michael George 的眼睛盯著天空。

Michael.

Michael。

Well, Robert, quite a show last night, and it's not over yet.

Robert，昨晚的表演很精彩，還沒結束呢。

But as beautiful as the northern lights are, with a solar storm this large, it has the power to affect things here on Earth, from the power grid to the GPS on your phone.

不過，儘管北極光很美，但這麼大的太陽風暴也會影響地球上的一切，從電網到手機上的 GPS。

Oh my God, I was not expecting that.

天哪，我沒想到會這樣。

Breathtaking otherworldly images from Canada, Ukraine, Switzerland, and England.

來自加拿大、烏克蘭、瑞士和英國的令人驚歎的異世界影像。

And across much of the U.S., people witness streaks of pink and purple and green as far south as Florida.

在美國大部分地區，人們目睹了粉紅色、紫色和綠色的條紋，最南端的佛羅里達州也是如此。

Wow.

哇。

Sean Dahl, Senior Space Weather Forecaster for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, explains what we're seeing in the skies.

美國國家海洋和大氣管理局資深太空天氣預報員 Sean Dahl 解釋了我們在天空中看到的情況。

The auroras, when we get energized particles that have left the sun in more quantities than usual, and they interact with Earth's magnetic barrier.

極光，是指離開太陽的能量粒子比平時更多，它們與地球的磁屏障相互作用。

Astrophysicist Noor Rawafi says this is the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.

天體物理學家 Noor Rawafi 說，這是 20 多年來最大的地磁風暴。

This one is pretty large.

這個相當大。

I think it's pretty extreme.

我覺得這很極端。

It's so large, it can temporarily disrupt satellites we rely on for communication and navigation, like GPS.

它的體積非常大，可以暫時干擾我們賴以進行通信和導航的衛星，如 GPS。

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are reporting degraded service.

伊隆馬斯克的「Starlink」衛星報告服務品質下降。

Most of us have GPS on our phones.

我們大多數人的手機上都有 GPS。

Is that something that could potentially be disrupted?

這是有可能被破壞的東西嗎？

Yes, it could, because most of our phones are single-frequency GPS systems.

是的，有可能，因為我們的大多數手機都是單頻 GPS 系統。

Aurora Borealis can even impact our power grid and cause blackouts, but utility companies took precautions.

極光甚至會影響我們的電網，導致停電，但公用事業公司採取了預防措施。

It seems this time around, certain steps were taken.

這次似乎採取了某些措施。

Now, if you didn't get a chance to see Aurora last night, you still have one more shot tonight.

如果你昨晚沒機會看到極光，今晚還有一次機會。

Now, it is weather-dependent, but experts say your best shot is between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.

這取決於天氣，但專家說，晚上 10 點到凌晨 2 點是最可能看到的時間。

Robert?

Robert？

Michael, thank you.

Michael，謝謝你。