The Aurora is Rising - The Northern Lights in Southeast Michigan, May 10-12, 2024
10:42pm, May 10, 2024: The Northern Lights over Silver Lake near Pinckney Recreation Area I'll keep this one simple. I saw the Northern Lights! Aurora Borealis! Barely a month after witnessing a total solar eclipse in Ohio , I got to witness something that is rarely seen in Southern Michigan. Twice! Night 1: May 10, 2024 For the eclipse, of course we all knew years in advance that it was coming. For this... it was on the local weather report Thursday night. We were panning to get Ezra in Ann Arbor for dinner. At 2:55pm I texted, "Northern Lights might be visible tonight. Want to try?" Just like that. 10:50pm, May 10, 2024: The Northern Lights over Silver Lake near Pinckney Recreation Area Finding a dark spot was going to be the challenge. We drove to Chelsea, but the place we tried was too bright. So onwards to Pinckney Recreation Area . At 10:23pm, I received a text from my friend Kim: "It's out. Just get out of car." I was on a dirt road in the middle of n...