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Comments (12)
Very Beautiful!
Posted by Barbara Patton on January 25,2013 | 05:38 PM
Excellent capture of the interplay of interplanetary plasma storms and our own magnetic field exciting atoms of nitrogen to provide an eerie green glow in the desolate Arctic cold that inspired less scientifically enlightened peoples to imagine this to be the handiwork of some all-powerful being in the sky...
Posted by Mark Rosengarten on August 12,2012 | 07:51 AM
Gorgeous image Ben. If I could get a shot half as good as this Id be very happy! It is on my bucket list too! Congrats on a beautiful image.
Posted by Deb Cochrane on May 2,2012 | 04:58 AM
Incredible, There's alot more to taking a picture like this than the difficulty of being there at just the right moment. The extreme temperatures to create this phenomenen make it near impossible to get equipment to function with this clarity.
Posted by Drew Sparlin on March 30,2012 | 12:00 PM
well this is one of the sites on my top 25 list of things to see in person before I die...thank you for such a wonderful picture
Posted by Deb Shepherd on March 29,2012 | 06:28 PM
Beautiful.
Posted by Judy Fowler on March 29,2012 | 03:46 PM
WOW When I saw this picture all I could think of is God is in his heaven and all is right with the world.
Posted by Marianne Latham on March 12,2012 | 06:31 PM
When I first looked at this photo I thought I needed to wipe little specs of white dust off my computer screen before I realized they were stars. The lights, the moon, and the stars are an amazing sight together. I also tried to imagine the conditions in which this photo was taken (the very barren landscape with not so much as a tree or bush in sight), and commend the photographer for the effort it must have taken to get this shot.
Posted by Marian Jarvinen on March 5,2012 | 11:25 AM
The icy breath of Alaska -- Beautiful!
Posted by Pat Fogg on March 3,2012 | 12:08 PM
SERENE YET POWERFUL. STRIKING COLOR CONTRAST.
Posted by Marjorie Knapp on March 3,2012 | 10:49 AM
northern lights very nice photo
Posted by fred bauder on March 2,2012 | 12:29 PM
Perfect composition and color contrast. Love the juxtaposition of the angular forms of the mountains against the sprinkling of stars in the night sky and the softness of the green cone of light. Amzing photo!
Posted by Carole Hasson on March 1,2012 | 06:55 PM