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September 28, 2011

Photos: Northern lights glow over the Midwest

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The northern lights have been especially visible in Minnesota and surrounding regions this week.

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The northern lights as seen from Grand Portage, Minn. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. The northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, are a luminous glow of the upper atmosphere which is caused by energetic particles that enter the atmosphere from above, according to the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. (Photo courtesy Travis Novitsky) link to this photo

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The northern lights as seen from Grand Portage, Minn. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. (Photo courtesy Travis Novitsky) link to this photo

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Cloud cover allows a slice of northern lights to shine over Devil Track Lake near Grand Marais, Minn. early on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. (Photo courtesy Bryan Hansel, www.bryanhansel.com) link to this photo

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Northern lights as seen near Grand Rapids, Minn. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. (Photo courtesy Wes Bailey) link to this photo

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The northern lights as seen over Lake Michigan, near Manistee, Mich. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. (Photo courtesy Gordon McLellan) link to this photo

South Dakota northern lights

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Northern lights seen from Kennebec, S.D. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. (Photo courtesy Randy Halverson) link to this photo

South Dakota northern lights

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Northern lights seen from Kennebec, S.D. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. (Photo courtesy Randy Halverson) link to this photo

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