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    Solar storms amp up Northern Lights

    •July 18, 2012
    • The northern lights fill the sky over the south shore of Lake Superior east of Superior, Wis. above Duluth, Minn., early Sunday, July 15, 2012. A solar storm sparked the spectacular northern lights display in the skies over the Upper Midwest. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Andrew Krueger)
    • Northern Lights illuminate the sky over a cabin on Lake Elora in northern Minnesota early Sunday morning, July 15, 2012. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Brian Peterson)
    • Northern Lights illuminate the sky over Lake Elora in northern Minnesota early Sunday morning, July 15, 2012. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Brian Peterson)
    • Massive solar flares are contributing to a spectacular light show in the skies above central Minnesota.  Time-lapse photography captures and aurora borealis display north of St. Cloud. (July 15)
    • An X1.4 class flare erupted from the center of the sun, peaking on July 12, 2012 at 12:52 PM EDT. It erupted from Active Region 1520 which rotated into view on July 6.
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    Northern Lights illuminate the sky over Lake Elora in northern Minnesota early Sunday morning, July 15, 2012. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Brian Peterson)

    Massive solar flares contributed to spectacular light shows in the skies above central Minnesota over the weekend. July 16, 2012.