Chris miller to copper harbor michigan some northern lights from the other evening.
Copper harbor northern lights forecast.
Some of our favorite spots are near brimley whitefish point pictured rocks national lakeshore munising au train marquette big bay skanee eagle river and copper harbor.
Not so with aurora.
Viewing should be significantly better up in copper harbor further north as well as less ambient light.
The phenomena of aurora borealis the northern lights come from particles riding a solar wind reacting to our planet s atmosphere.
More images posting over the next few days.
Auroral displays appear in many hues though pale green and pink are most common.
The aurora borealis is most visible on cold clear winter nights.
Weather underground provides local long range weather forecasts weatherreports maps tropical weather conditions for the copper harbor area.
However due to dark skies in the summer it s possible to witness aurora in michigan all year round.
Copper harbor weather forecasts.
The season of aurora borealis in the northern hemisphere generally lasts from august through april.
Hi low realfeel precip radar everything you need to be ready for the day commute and weekend.
Fall and spring months are considered to be peak times as solar activity is the most intense.
What you re missing by not being in copper harbor.
Get the forecast for today tonight tomorrow s weather for copper harbor mi.
Best time to see northern lights.
To minimize your exposure check the noaa space weather prediction center website for a 30 minute and three day forecast.
Light pollution maps and the long term forecast.
When the sun s surface thins and pressure builds beneath charged particles can burst out of the sun in a spurt called a coronal mass ejection.
Shades of red yellow green blue and violet are reported.
It s possible to see the northern lights from the downtown harbor but for the best views head toward munising on m 26 and pull over in any of the lakeside turnouts a few miles out of town.
In michigan the northern lights are rarely directly overhead although it s awesome when they are so you need to be able to see down near the horizon.
I was targeting copper harbor.
I see the northern lights here in the northern area of the lower peninsula about 3 4 times a summer seems like less lately but maybe i m just getting older and racking out earlier.