images

Aurora borealis in Alaska 10/2003

by

D.Anderson/Novapix

Reference

t-met01-11010

Date

2007-04-13

This image is from near Talkeetna, Alaska on October 17, 2003. The aurora has remarkable color of nitrogen fringing on the underside caused by extremely powerful particles penetrating the atmosphere deeper than usual. The moon is in the trees and appears reflected in the lake.