Sky-watchers are enthusiastically waiting to see the Northern Lights, or auroras, which will be caused when the particles from a recent solar storm hit the atmosphere of the Earth.

Experts say that the radiation from the flare might affect radio transmission in the next few days. The solar flare is a part of the increased activity in the Sun that runs in circles of 11 years. The activity level if expected to peak around 2013.

Category G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are expected to reach the Earth between 28 and 29 December, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center.

It warned that there might be blackout of radio services until 31 December. This indicates that devices like GPS systems, radios and mobile phones could face service desruptions in the coming days.

A coronal mass ejection from the sun contains billions of tons of gases bursting with X-rays and ultraviolet radiation and is around 100,000,000C hot. When the particles hit earth it creates an amazing scene for sky-watchers and astronomers. These auras care caused by the ionised solar particles becoming imprisoned by Earth’s magnetic field and emitting gases in the form of lights.