From Marquette to Mackinac to Midland to Monroe, Michigan’s Labor Day forecast is almost universally for sun & 70s, which will be a welcome closing act for one of the hottest, wettest & stormiest summers in recent memory. I hope that you are able to get out to enjoy some of the weekend and that you’re making good money if you aren’t!
Peter shares this beautiful beach shot taken around sunrise on Lake Huron near Caseville last month. Check out more of his great photos of Lake Huron on Flickr.
That is, it takes more seconds for the body of the sun to sink below your western horizon around the solstices, and fewer seconds around the equinoxes. It’s true whether you live in Earth’s Northern or Southern Hemisphere … At more northerly temperate latitudes, the sunset duration is greater; and at latitudes closer to the equator, the sunset duration is less. Near the Arctic Circle (65 degrees north latitude), the duration of a solstice sunset lasts about 15 minutes. At the equator (0 degrees latitude), the solstice sun takes a little over 2 minutes and 15 seconds to set. Regardless of latitude, however, the duration of sunset is always longest at or near the solstices.
As it turns out, the sunset and sunrise are a tad longer on the December solstice than they are on the June solstice. That’s because the sun is closer to Earth in December than it is in June. Therefore, the sun’s disk looms a bit larger in our sky in December, and so it takes slightly longer to set.
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I originally shared Etzel’s tasty sunrise photo back on June 22, 2020 a few days after he shared it. Here’s a couple more great shots, but for sure check them all out in his Chasing SunRise/Set gallery on Flickr.
The Grand Marais Splash-in is an annual gathering of seaplane pilots from that takes place in the village of Grand Marais next weekend (June 18-21, 2026). There’s events every day with the most fun on Saturday.
Gary is our Michigan in Pictures go-to for all thing Grand Marais & shared this picture last year. Follow Footsore Fotography on Facebook for his latest and view & purchase his work from his website.
An absolutely stunning shot of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge that links to the cities of Houghton & Hancock on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
mLive’s Mark Torregrossa shares that a heat dome will cover much of Michigan beginning Saturday that is expected to keep temps in the 90s until at least next Thursday!! Mark shares that Michigan hasn’t hit 100 degrees since 2012 since our highest heat in recent years has been coming from the northwest:
This won’t be the case with the weekend’s and next week’s heat. The coming heat is going to build in from the southeast. This means what should be the hottest corner of Michigan will be the hottest. When all of the concrete and pavement of southeast Michigan gets hot it can get really hot.
It will get really hot. Detroit, Ann Arbor and Monroe will make a run at 100 degrees. If so it would be the hottest temperatures in those cities since 2012. (see the temperature map below)
Walter took this yesterday in Grand Haven as a storm rolled across Lake Michigan, and I’ve shared a couple more sizzling shots! See many more at Images by Walter E. Elliot on Facebook and view & purchase his work on his website.
… “the comet of the century.” They say it will outshine everything but the Moon in the night sky and that it will stretch its tail over a huge portion of the sky. In that case, people around the world would be able to see the comet without trying at all. On the other hand, some people, like astronomer Dr. Zdeněk Sekanina, have predicted that the comet will break apart around the closest point in its orbit to the Sun, or “perihelion.” Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas shows no clear signs of fragmenting right now, but that could always change.
…During late September and the first few days of October, you can find Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas in the constellation Sextans. Look to the east, where the comet will rise about an hour before the Sun if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere. If you’re in a Southern Hemisphere, the comet will rise a bit earlier and be easier to see.
For most of early October, Tsuchinshan-Atlas will be too close to the Sun to be easily visible. Then, starting around Oct. 10 — if all goes well — the comet should be visible after sunset near the horizon in the west. With every passing day, Tsuchinshan-Atlas will start the evening higher in the sky and be easier to spot, unless it gets too dim.
Ethan shares that he captures this sweet shot of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS rising over Lake Leelanau early morning on Sunday. For more follow him on Facebook. View & purchase his work at capturesbyethan.com.
You don’t take a photograph. You make it. ~ Ansel Adams
Great photography is not easy! Karl shares “Laying practically under my tripod and up against a prickly picker bush, I’m narrowly able to cram in this craggily white birch with a few remaining autumn leaves that are just barely hanging. In the crisp and cold October morning air, I caught one of the nicest and richest sunrises I’ve ever experienced over Lake Superior. This was a good morning.“
One of the reasons I started Michigan in Pictures almost 30 years ago (wow!) was that I remembered how much I missed the beautiful variety of my home state when I wasn’t living here. Another equally important reason was that I hoped to help those of us who live here – including myself – get more out enjoyment from the amazing bounty Michigan has to offer.
Along those lines, my friend Caitlin shared some really great wisdom the other day that she’s letting me share with all of you:
I have a thing for getting up in the middle of the night and driving to big water to watch the sun rise. I stretch and breathe into the sunrise and then I rise and move and dance while the beach has few occupants. I peruse the rocks for treasure, also while dancing.
I swam, I snacked, I napped in both my hammock and on my air couch before heading home. There was a “one out one in” line at the beach entrance when I left at 2:30. I giggled to myself as it was already cloudy and PACKED with people by then… I had a wonderful day of recovery and solitude. I am proud to be free to get up and go where I want, when I want, and how I want. Early mornings on a day off might not be ideal to everyone but to me, this is it ✨
Sounds ideal to me too! You may not be able to see her post, but you can check out Caitlin’s latest photos at ChasingPrudence on Instagram. Here’s more about Lighthouse Park.
Good morning everyone. Regrettably, I need to take a break which (fingers crossed) won’t be too terribly long to deal with some health issues. In the meantime, I hope all of you are able to enjoy the bounteous offerings of Michigan summertime!
Jeff took this photo two years ago at sunrise on June 29th (my birthday) in Traverse City (where I currently live), so I thought it would be a perfect placeholder while I’m gone. See more from Jeff in his Most Faved (Best of) gallery on Flickr.
