Archive for category: starwatching

Otter Creek Aurora by Heather Higham

Northern Lights likely tonight!

The NASA/NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center outlook for tonight says that Northern Lights are likely tonight in Leelanau.
Comet Neowise by Ken Scott Photography

Comet Neowise is putting on a show!

Space.com says that those who have gotten up before sunrise to gaze into the twilight skies have been greeted by the best comet performance for Northern Hemisphere observers since the 1997 appearance of Comet Hale-Bopp, and now you can see it after sunset.

Northern Lights Over Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Here's a little "Throwback Thursday" action from May of 2018. Lucy McClellan Hunter caught this amazing photo of the Northern Lights over Narada Lake in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and my favorite photo blog, NASA's Earth Science Picture of the Day, featured it!

Wildfire in the Sky: Remembering the March 13, 1989 Aurora Display

A massive wave of solar energy struck our atmosphere on the evening of March 13, 1989, creating one of the most impressive northern lights displays of the modern era.

Northern Lights Likely for Leelanau!

Night Sky Life Over The Lake, photo by Matt Kazmierski  The…

September 3 Star Party at Sleeping Bear!

The sky is the limit at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore! Explore…

Ghost Town Aurora

Here's an awesome shot titled "Ghost Town Aurora" from Michigan Nut Photography showing the northern lights behind the Historic Sleeping Bear Inn in Glen Haven.

Otter Creek Aurora

Check out this incredible video that Heather of Snap Happy Gal Photography took the other night at Otter Creek Beach (Esch Rd) in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore!

Photo of the Week: Good Harbor Bay … aurora borealis panorama by Ken Scott

Ken shot this on Saturday night in the Sleeping Bear Dunes…

Chasing the Elusive Michigan Aurora Borealis (northern lights) … a timelapsed glimpse

I can't think of too many better ways to spend two and a half minutes than watching this aurora borealis video (and many more from Ken Scott)