- The Big dipper in the constellation Ursa Major.
- The Little Dipper in the constellation Ursa Minor. The North Star (Polaris) is at the end of the handle (lower right).
- Queen Cassiopeia in the constellation Cassiopeia.
Northern Lights
Fish-eye lens view of the northern lights taken mid July 2004.
Lights along the northern horizon give an orange cast to the low clouds while alluring green and purple hues of the aurora borealis or northern lights glow powered by energetic particles at the edge of space.
The Big Dipper in the constellation Ursa Major is on the left and on the right is Queen Cassiopeia in the constellation Cassiopeia. Between them in the middle, is the Little Dipper in the constellation Ursa Minor. The end of the Little Dipper’s handle is Polaris, known as the North Star.
Credit: Philippe Moussette at Observatoire Mont Cosmos, Quebec, Canada
[Reciprocal link back Northern Lights]
Comments and faves
TXCanonGrl, PlasticVenus, pageandturner, sanchezdot, and 222 other people added this photo to their favorites.
pink079 (44 months ago | reply)
wow- i am soo jealous you were able to experience this!! this is so beautiful!
R_Moncada (44 months ago | reply)
beautiful colors.... I love how you have the constellations on the image. Very cool.... the universe is a true beauty.
funkywimble (43 months ago | reply)
Stunning!
Aleksandra CAKA (42 months ago | reply)
Beautiful and.
cairnterrier77 (42 months ago | reply)
Fantastic! ^^
denny.lyon (36 months ago | reply)
OK... wow! Thanks for capturing this and sharing for the rest of us to enjoy!
The_Circumference (35 months ago | reply)
Hello!
Just wanted to let you know that your photo has been featured in a travel article on The Circumference with a link back.
You can view the article here:
www.thecircumference.org/experiences/aurora-b orealis
Thanks for sharing your fantastic photo!
- The Circumference
Ianwildey (27 months ago | reply)
WOW
Prairiekittin (19 months ago | reply)
Seeing the Northern Lights has been a dream of mine.
lee.ekstrom (16 months ago | reply)
AWEsome!
s.walton3 (16 months ago | reply)
What a picture, Fantastic, Lost for words its just totaly perfect.
Dawn Woodhouse (13 months ago | reply)
WoW - 1st level AWARD
Please Tag your photo with "WoW_1"
6+ 1st AWARDs post here
StarmanMike (8 months ago | reply)
Excellent !!!
sesibone (4 months ago | reply)
Wow! What a fantastic capture. Thank you for having this photo and sharing it with the rest of us Image Editor. This has inspired me to start another gallery.
G.Killon (3 months ago | reply)
Stuning work