After a night of active
substorms, the aurora enters
what's called its "recovery"
phase. It now fills the
sky with a diffuse, ethereal
glow, along with a rare "black"
aurora―which isn't an aurora at
all but simply an absence of
auroral light. Shot with a
16mm fisheye lens, this photo
encompasses nearly the entire
sky. Note the Big Dipper
in the upper center, and the
bright star Arcturus to its
lower left. The distant
lights of Fairbanks, Alaska
create a yellowish glow on the
lower right. |