The middle of the night in Galena, Alaska, was icy clear, 30 below, and windy. Getting out of the tent was almost unbearable. We'd given the dogs a massive run earlier in the day in hopes that they would lay still through a long exposure to capture the night sky. Luckily, they were tired and rested under a spectacular display of color pulsing across the horizon.聽
罢丑别听Aurora Borealis聽are the result of charged particles released from the sun鈥檚 atmosphere. When these charged particles enter earth鈥檚 upper atmosphere鈥攃alled the thermosphere鈥攖hey collide with various gases, which define the different colors of each aurora.
Science aside, for anyone lucky enough to see the Aurora Borealis, it is an amazing and humbling experience.
TOOLS: Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 12 seconds, f/2.8, ISO 800