October 2, 2025 Auroras
Coleraine, Minnesota
Solar wind conditions were good for auroras, so I went out in the evening to see what I could find. I started out at Peterson Road on the north end of Grand Rapids. The moon was coming up, so I decided to go out to Mount Itasca and try to get some moon-illuminated colors. We were still near peak fall color, and the aspens were turning color now. Most of the trees visible to the north from Mount Itasca are aspens.
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| Auroras viewed from Peterson Road. |
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| Looking north-northeast down the main ski run at Mount Itasca. |
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| Looking north from the 70-meter jump. You can see colors in the trees. |
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| The auroras are fading a bit, but longer camera exposure in the moonlight brings out the trees a bit more. |
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| I took this photo from my deck. |