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April 4, 2017 Aurora

Minnesota

Well, here's one I slept through.  As soon as my head hit the pillow, Bz turned south, and the auroras lit up.  The satellite pictures show a lot of clouds, but I would have been able to see through breaks in the clouds, particularly if I had driven somewhere.

Nice Auroras
Satellite image showing aurora location sometime around 2:00 a.m.
Nice Auroras
Satellite image showing aurora location sometime around 4:00 a.m.

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