Northern Lights: Upcoming stories

Jupiter's auroras

RBA — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:37:22 GMT

Surely enough, our planet is not the only one that displays auroras. It would be rather impossible to photograph an aurora in Jupiter from the planet's surface - the way most auroras are photographed here on Earth - but the Hubble telescope has been able to capture this display of luminescent gases, and the view is equally amazing.

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Vanishing Aurora and planets

RBA — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:37:22 GMT

While not the most intense display of northern lights, this one was unique in that it marked the end of the aurora viewing season in Alaska, when the nights are no longer dark enough to see the aurora due to the lengthening days. It's also unique in that five planets are visible: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus

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Aurora and volcano

RBA — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:37:22 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 at the lake

RBA — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:37:22 GMT

Beautiful combination of sunlight, lake reflection and a blue aurora. Each light source brings a different color to this amazing photo. Update: Someone has reported this to be a computer generated image.

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Aurora and the moon

RBA — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:37:22 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 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:37:22 GMT

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

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Double shot

RBA — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:37:22 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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Trilight

RBA — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:37:22 GMT

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

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Northern explosions

RBA — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:37:22 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 :-)

Northern Lights: Upcoming stories

Jupiter's auroras

Vanishing Aurora and planets

Aurora and volcano

Aurora at the lake

Aurora and the moon

Great emerald-green arc

Double shot

Trilight

Northern explosions

Círculo Ártico, Alaska