Northern lights appear in Michigan's Upper Peninsula over the weekend

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(Detroit Free Press) The northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, could be seen dancing in the sky in Michigan's Upper Peninsula last Friday and Saturday.

The northern lights "typically show up closer to the North Pole," said Ian Lee, National Weather Service meteorologist in White Lake. "They're caused by a lot of particles entering the ionosphere for space, and then charges the ionosphere and that's what allows the different colors to appear, especially at night."

Isaac Polanski is a photographer and storm chaser who drove from Detroit to Whitefish Point in the Upper Peninsula to capture the northern lights Friday night.

"What was special about late Friday night into early Saturday morning ... is that the auroras were like pulsating. It's even hard to describe it," Polanski said. "They were moving very rapidly and pulsating really rapidly that you can't really tell in just a picture. When people say that the auroras are dancing, they really are dancing in the sky. They're moving back and forth in like waves, shimmering. It's truly beautiful, it can bring a tear to the eye, that is pure Michigan right there." ............(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/03/23/michigan-northern-lights-upper-peninsula/4803108001/

[Wicked Blue]

1. Stunning!

Beautiful photo