
Shooting superior skies: Photographing the northern lights
Clip: Season 7 Episode 28 | 8m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
The Great Lakes region is one of the best destinations to photograph the northern lights.
When it comes to seeing and photographing the northern lights, the Great Lakes region is one of the best destinations in the lower 48 states. Photographer Shawn Malone has won awards for her night sky photography. She and Adler Planetarium’s Nick Lake explain what to look for and what to avoid when viewing and photographing the northern lights found in Michigan’s upper peninsula.
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Shooting superior skies: Photographing the northern lights
Clip: Season 7 Episode 28 | 8m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
When it comes to seeing and photographing the northern lights, the Great Lakes region is one of the best destinations in the lower 48 states. Photographer Shawn Malone has won awards for her night sky photography. She and Adler Planetarium’s Nick Lake explain what to look for and what to avoid when viewing and photographing the northern lights found in Michigan’s upper peninsula.
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