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Auroras

Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola Lighthouse

A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.

Sponsored by Visit Pensacola

Oxygen in the atmosphere gives auroras over Vik, Iceland, their eerie green glow.

Auroras Are the Sun's Special Nighttime Light Show

As our day star enters its most active period, look for more opportunities to catch these spectral northern (and southern) lights. Here's how.

Rebecca Boyle July 11, 2023

We asked readers to share their best stories about the night sky—quite a few included magical tales of seeing the northern lights.

9 Summer Night Sky Stories From Our Readers to Warm the Heart

From seeing the northern lights aboard a Navy ship in Norway to braving the cold for a glimpse of a blood moon.

Sarah Durn June 28, 2023

The Milky Way and curtain-like auroras fill a clear southern sky off Nugget Point, at the edge of New Zealand’s remote Catlins. While the island nation is too far north to see the aurora australis regularly, aurora-hunters flock to the Nugget Point lighthouse area for its dark skies and unobstructed view off the South Island’s southeastern coast.

Aurora Hunters Capture the Wonder of the Northern (and Southern) Lights

A curated collection of images shows why this natural phenomenon has fascinated and inspired humans for millennia.

Gemma Tarlach December 21, 2022

In August, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured images of a rare aurora from aboard the International Space Station.

Is This a Scene From a Sci-Fi Horror Flick a Rare Atmospheric Phenomenon?

What looks like a ghostly blue hand creeping up on a spaceship is actually a special edition of one of nature’s greatest light shows.

Gemma Tarlach October 26, 2021

The newly described auroral dunes are visible on the left, next to the more common curtain-like forms.

How Finnish Skywatchers Discovered a Strange New Aurora

The mysterious phenomenon resembles green sand dunes in the sky.

Sabrina Imbler January 31, 2020

Another angle of a STEVE's mauve glow.

Scientists Demystify the Celestial Phenomenon Known as STEVE

It's way cooler than an aurora.

Sabrina Imbler April 30, 2019

Mykyrokka

Blood-and-barley dumplings give this Finnish soup its iconic texture.

The aurora called Steve, seen here in Canada.

The Enigmatic, Celestial Steve Makes an Appearance in Scotland

Thanks to citizen scientists, this aurora is anthropomorphic.

Natasha Frost March 19, 2018

The detailed image of the storm used by scientists, from the book <em>Seikai</em>.

Japanese Scientists Turn Literary Detectives to Study a 1770 Magnetic Storm

They think it might have been the largest ever seen.

Natasha Frost October 4, 2017

Saariselkä, Finland

Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.