Breathtaking Aurora

photo taken in Alaska Mar 23rd, 2007.
Found on
wwww.spaceweather.com

"Last night, the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) tipped south, opening a crack in Earth's magnetic defenses against the solar wind. Bright auroras spread from Scandinavia to Alaska."

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