Northern Lights: Featured

Aurora and volcano

RBA — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:08 GMT

Most photographers would be happy photographing either the spectacular auroras or the the volcanic eruption in Mt. Hekla. Photographer Sigurdur H. Stefnisson got both.

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Aurora and the moon

RBA — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:08 GMT

Unusual picture of a green aurora behind clouds and a full moon in the background

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Great emerald-green arc

RBA — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:08 GMT

Beautiful panorama comprised of six individual frames. Great emerald-green arc over Anchorage, Alaska and the Chugach Mountains.

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Northern explosions

RBA — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:08 GMT

Cool picture from outer space showing some aurora activity. CORRECTION: This is actually an image of the Sun. And as far as we all know, there are no auroras in the Sun :-)

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Trilight

RBA — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:08 GMT

Three sources of light in one picture: the setting sun, the rising moon, and the aurora borealis.

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Double shot

RBA — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:08 GMT

From the author: 2 exposures here. One for the sky, and a little longer one for the water and forground.

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Círculo Ártico, Alaska

zflavio — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:08 GMT

Aurora boreal na região do Círculo Ártico, Alaska

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Aurora over the Antarctic

RBA — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:08 GMT

Unusual picture from outer space of northern lights in the southern emisphere.

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Great Red Storm

RBA — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:08 GMT

During the night of 5/6th of November 2001, in Valkeakoski, Finland, the sky burned in red...almost completely and only red. Just picture you are walking through a forest on a "dark" November night and the trees are silhuetted against a red sky everywhere you look.

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Tips to take photos of auroras

RBA — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:08 GMT

Yes it could happen. You're witnessing an amazing aurora sight. You hurry up and get your fancy digital camera out of your pocket, shoot, and oops! You've got nothing at all. I've read many hints for taking pictures of auroras, but this article is quite interesting, from someone who's been photographing the aurora for the last 17 years.

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