Some Michiganders caught a glimpse of the beautiful and elusive aurora borealis on Sunday night.
A geomagnetic storm occurred overnight Sunday into Monday, making the Northern Lights visible in Michigan, especially Northern Michigan. Cloud cover blocked the view for some, but others were able to take it all in.
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Beautiful Northern Lights, Indian River MI
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Here's another one!!!
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Northern lights over lake Huron from Lakeport. Courtesy of my friend Alyissa.
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What are the Northern Lights?
The bright dancing lights of the aurora are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth’s atmosphere. The lights are seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres.
They are known as “aurora borealis” in the north and “aurora australis” in the south. Auroral displays appear in many colors, although pale green and pink are the most common. Shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and violet have been reported.
The lights appear in many forms from patches or scattered clouds of light to streamers, arcs, rippling curtains or shooting rays that light up the sky with an eerie glow.
Learn more about the geomagnetic storms from the Space Weather Prediction Center here.