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A giant sunspot exploded earlier in the week sending a CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) towards earth. They predicted that the aurora would be some of the best in years but it would be competing with a bright moonlit night.

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The aurora was nice but did not have the columns of colors that I expected to see.

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Green bands of light in several different shapes moved along the horizon.

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I took these photos at the Cutface Creek overlook south of Grand Marais.

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I drove into Grand Marais to get the reflection of the harbor with the aurora in the background but by then they were quite dim.

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