The Milky Way.

The
Milky Way

June 15, 2026 Itasca County, MN Kp 2
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The Milky Way

Technically, there was a green color on the northern horizon, so it counts as an aurora night, but the Milky Way was the bigger star. I went out to photograph it and ended up getting some decent stills. There was also a little bit of airglow present. Airglow is lower in the atmosphere than auroras are, typically at stratospheric levels maybe 50 km up.

Milky Way
The Milky Way galaxy that we are enjoying a lot.
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