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20 Dazzling Photos of the Northern Lights

Aurora borealis shimmering from Alaska to Finland
Related: Earth, Space

By SKYE Editors Jul 18, 2012

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    Swedes watch a display of the northern lights in Ostby, Sweden.

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    The northern lights glow above Bear Lake near Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

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    The aurora borealis shimmers over a lake in Ontario, Canada.

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    Neon green bands of northern lights light up the sky over White Horse, Yukon territory, Canada.

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  • Jon Garvin via Flickr
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    The northern lights illuminate part of Seeley Swan Valley in Montana.

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    The aurora borealis shines near Nenana, Alaska.

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    The northern lights glow over the eastern Arctic.

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    The northern lights shine near Tromso, Norway.

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    Vivid red and green bands of the northern lights shine over Weilheim near Munich, Germany.

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    The aurora borealis glows over a hut near the town of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. 

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  • Philippe Moussette at Observatoire Mont Cosmos, Quebec, Canada via Flickr
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    The northern lights shimmer over Canada.

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    A band of the northern lights stretches over the Chugach Range near Palmer, Alaska.

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    A spectator watches the northern lights rise above the Alaska Range in Denali National Park, Alaska.

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    The northern lights shine above Tronso, Norway.

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    A couple holds hands against a backdrop of northern lights in Iceland.

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    Rays of light from the aurora borealis shine above the waters of Stockholm City, Sweden.

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    The aurora borealis glows over Ruka, Finland.

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NO! words can describe the beauty!!!

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pgnezra

so cool in Iceland

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pgnezra

Norway has fabulous lights

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pgnezra

beautiful

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pgnezra

this is wonderful

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pgnezra

wow!!!!!!!!!

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pgnezra

totally awesomely beeeeuuuuteeefuuul

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wow, beautiful..

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