Residents in Bemidji and and Beltrami County were startled by a sudden "bright white/ blue flash over the sky", followed by a very loud, ground-shaking BOOM!
One of the better meteor showers in the Minnesota sky is back tonight, featuring more than 20 'shooting stars' per hour. The Orionid meteor shower is set to peak tonight and tomorrow night -- and a moonless sky could add to the brilliance.
The most visible meteor shower in the Minnesota sky is back this August, featuring more than 80 'shooting stars' per hour. The Perseid meteor shower is set to peak across the predawn hours of Saturday, August 12th.