Northern lights displays are most visible in Alaska and northern Canada for most of the year, though the severity of solar events frequently pulls the phenomenon below the Canadian border.

This Christmas ... cheer with a display of auroras, thanks to a blob of charged particles enroute to deliver a "glancing blow" to our planet following a powerful M8.9 solar flare.

Valentine's Day could bring a dazzling display of the northern ... on the strength of the solar storm. MORE: How to increase your chances of seeing the northern lights as the current solar cycle ...