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Sep 08, 2017 3 Comments

We sure do love our auroras up here. There are predictions of moderate activity tonight and Saturday according to the internet experts and local astronomical legend Astro Bob.

The week of Sept. 17-23, Night Sky Week will be taking place in Duluth. Click here for more information and a schedule of events. The project is organized by Starry Skies Lake Superior, a group raising awareness of the effects of light pollution.

One of the main events will be a showing of the movie Skyglow. The trailer below is pushing some product pretty hard, but there are stunning images in it.

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Memorial Day Northern Lights Real Time Video

May 29, 2017 1 Comment

Richard Hoeg captures the sights of the Northern Lights and sounds of loons in the distance in this video shot over Little Stone Lake, about 40 miles northeast of Duluth. The video was taken on Hoeg’s Sony A6000 with an ISO setting of 3,200.


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Lady Aurora at Boulder Lake in Winter

Mar 02, 2017 No Comments

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Lady Aurora danced at midnight last night, Rich Hoeg reports on his 365 Days of Birds blog. Hoeg was shooting from frozen Boulder Lake, about 20 miles north of Duluth.

“The Northern Lights display last night was not a ‘classic’ rays shooting skyward,” Hoeg wrote. “Instead bands of color turned on and off, sometimes blinking to appear only for a few seconds, followed by the lights flashing on in a totally different part of the sky. Totally cool … just different.”


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Northern Lights at Boulder Lake Dam

Jun 15, 2016 No Comments

Time lapse photography by Grant Johnson of the tail end of the Mother’s Day Northern Lights at Boulder Lake Dam near Duluth.


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Photos of Last Night’s Northern Lights in Duluth

Jun 23, 2015 5 Comments
By Brian Barber

By Brian Barber

It’s fairly rare that the aurora borealis is this visible in Duluth. Solar eruptions triggered a severe geomagnetic storm over the weekend, causing brilliant colors last night that kept photographers and sky gazers up into the morning. Gathered here are a few images from the PDD Facebook page and other social media.

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Northern Lights near Duluth

Apr 18, 2015 No Comments

Photographer Derek Montgomery captured these images of the Northern Lights dancing across the sky just outside Duluth, early on the morning of April 16.


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Northern Lights on Lake Superior’s North Shore

Apr 11, 2015 No Comments

The sky was dancing last night.


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Northern Lights!

Mar 18, 2015 1 Comment

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The aurora borealis started off early last night as soon as the sun had set. I captured this image just outside of the Duluth city limits. Enjoy!


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Northern Lights at Caribou Lake

Mar 18, 2015 1 Comment

The aurora was amazing last night! I stitched stills from last night into a video. Taken at Caribou Lake, north of Duluth.


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Northern Lights Over Hawk Ridge

Nov 14, 2013 No Comments

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This past Sunday night the Northern Lights shown over Duluth. This photo was taken at about 2:30 a.m. from the Hawk Ridge Viewing Platform. Hawk Ridge is a great place for watching the Aurora Borealis as the viewing platform gives an unobstructed view of the northern and northeast skies over rolling hills with very few lights to ruin the experience.

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Minnesota Aurora

Apr 25, 2013 No Comments

Timelapse video and photography by Mark Ellis. Shot April 14 in northern Minnesota.


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Minnesota Northern Lights

Apr 25, 2012 7 Comments

I was fortunate enough to be up the North Shore Monday night near Grand Marais and caught an awesome Aurora Borealis Storm that was, dare I say, a Perfect Grand Marais Night. This art showing by Mother Nature was one that I would have thought I’d have to travel to northern Norway to witness. I have seen the Northern lights many times in the past, but this was pretty amazing, there were many moments over the course of 3 hours I had to duck as I thought they were gonna hit me. I probably should have been wearing a tin foil hat.


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Northern Lights on Spring Lake

Aug 17, 2011 5 Comments

Video by Sparky Stensaas, shot two weeks ago on Spring Lake in Carlton County.


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Spot for Stargazing?

Aug 03, 2010 13 Comments

If you don’t know, the year’s best meteor shower happens next week, in the wee hours of the morning of Aug. 11, 12 and 13.  From what I read, the Perseids are one of the most active showers, with up to 50 meteors an hour – should be a nice show!

I’m hoping to get out and watch a bit; I’m wondering if anyone has any favorite or secret spots?  Although there are nice bare spots above Skyline or along Park Point, I’m hoping to escape the glare of city lights.  I was thinking Stoney Point might be nice, or perhaps Gooseberry?  If someone has suggestions of closer spots, that’d be even better.


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