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Welcome to my Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights gallery. The “northern lights” are caused by collisions between fast moving electron particles from space sent towards earth from the sun. When these particles collide with oxygen and nitrogen gas molecules in the atmosphere the results are colorful displays of light. The color of the aurora depends on which gas is being excited by the electrons and on how much energy is being exchanged. Oxygen emits either a greenish-yellow light the most commonly seen color or a red light, nitrogen gas generally gives off a blue light. You can see examples of both in my gallery all of the below images at this point have been taken in Michigan.
Northern Lights in the sky above the Straits of Mackinac, Mackinaw City, Michigan
Northern Lights in the sky above the Straits of Mackinac, Mackinaw City, Michigan