The ‘Northern Lights’ in Michigan…Beautiful!

I had the treat of a lifetime last night.  Okay, maybe that is a bit overstated, but as I was walking Riley, the wonder dog, my black lab, it was thrilling to see the Northern Lights.

A solar outburst sparked surprising displays of the northern lights as far south as  Mississippi marking one of the farthest-reaching auroral shows in years.

As word spread about the geomagnetic storm, photos streamed onto the Web and my facebook page from all over.  I have never before been able to catch this 'wonder.'  How beautiful!  I saw red, seemingly floating above me.  It was so peaceful.

It's sad that with cloud cover and rain moving in, last night was our only chance.

I did find  some web sites tracking the fireworks SpaceWeather.com, the Weather Channel and Universe Today.  Enjoy!