Northern Lights Possible Across MI Friday: What To Know

MICHIGAN — Michiganders in some parts of the state may be able to see the Northern Lights on Friday night, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The agency expects a coronal mass ejection, which is a large expulsion of plasma and magnetic field from the sun’s atmosphere. When those particles collide with the Earth’s atmosphere, they create the northern lights, or aurora borealis.

While those in northern Michigan will be the best chance to see the dazzling display, the spectacle could reach down into lower Michigan.

The National Weather Service calls for partly cloudy, but decreasing clouds across Michigan on Friday night into early Saturday morning.

The best place to see the lights are in Michigan’s dark sky parks, which are: Headlands International, in Mackinaw City; Keweenaw in Cooper Harbor and Dr. T.K. Lawless in Jones.

Camera lenses are more sensitive than the naked eye, and smartphones may help viewers spot fainter displays that are more difficult to see.

Camera lenses are more sensitive than the naked eye, and smartphones may help viewers spot fainter displays that are more difficult to see.