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Thu Aug 5, 1:55 pm ET
By Francis X. Donnelly, The Detroit News

One light show down, one more to go. First was a rare appearance of aurora borealis Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

• Aurora borealis over northern Michigan photo gallery from The Detroit News

The northern lights are usually confined to north Canada but two explosions on the sun brought the phenomenon all the way to Michigan.

Particles from the eruptions mingled with Earth's magnetic field to produce arcs of red and green light, said the federal Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo.

Eric Rosen of New Baltimore was stunned Tuesday by what he called a nighttime rainbow.

He asked his wife and a quick check of the Internet solved the mystery.

"It was beautiful," he said.

For those who missed aurora borealis, another dazzling light show is on the way.

The Perseid meteor shower will be peaking in the wee hours of Aug. 12, according to astronomers.

Because the moon won't be bright that night, people should get a good gander.

Star-gazers say it's best to watch from dark places far from city lights.

State parks and national forests are good viewing spots.

I've seen these once my entire life and I was all excited to here they would be visible in the US, that I saw that it was not the case for southern PA

An old contact from Canada I knew used to live in Alberta which is close enough up north to see the northern lights

Wonder if it had anything to do with sun spots.