Explore Minnesota on Instagram: "If the skies are clear tonight, you have a great shot at catching the Northern Lights across Minnesota, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center! ✨🌌 Want to capture this amazing sight with your smartphone? We’re here to help. Here’s how you can do it: 🗺️: Find a location away from bright lights and the sky glow of your city. 📱: Open your camera app and point it at the sky. The aurora will appear to the north. 🚫: Make sure your flash is off and that

Kasey & Jason Harrell | Northern Lights & Milky Way Travel on Instagram: "The northern lights are the strongest they’ll be this decade and it won’t last forever. We’re in solar maximum, the peak of the Sun’s 11-year cycle, when it releases more sunspots and solar flares. Those eruptions send charged particles toward Earth, sparking bigger, brighter, and more frequent auroras. By 2026, this peak period will start winding down. If you’ve been dreaming of chasing the aurora, this is the window to m