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Our Most Astounding Night Sky Encounters
To step out into the dark, still night and look up into the myriad of sparking, burning lights…
Splendor in the North
Northern lights fascinate me. Since I live in central Wisconsin, I have seen them over a dozen times so far this year…
My Mountaintop Aurora Adventure
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Northern lights. Photo © Cheryl Shank. Twigs snapped and leaves crunched as my three comrades and I plodded up the wooded mountainside in southwestern...
Aurora Photo Gallery Fall 2024
Covers, December 2024
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Covers, November 2024
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Favorite Focus, November 2024
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Shooting Star Trails to Capture Auroras
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Here in Virginia, my exposure to northern lights has been rare—very few and far between. The first time we saw them, there was a huge red glow in the...
Chasing Auroras
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Aurora and Milky Way above Route 574, Ohio. Photo © Steven Russell Smith. I could feel the rhythm of my heart intensify to allegro as I fired a test shot...
Creation Close-ups, November 2024
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Mailbox, October 2024
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Reflections in the Night
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Aurora borealis in Saskatchewan, Canada. Photo © Josiah Olsen. I was sleeping soundly on the first night of the solar storm that brought the aurora...
Favorite Focus, July 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Photo © Joy Penner. West Texas storm. Photos © Anna Schmitt. Northern lights. Photo © Robert Frazer. Gray squirrel. Photo © Nathan Leinbach. Barred Owl....
End of the Trail, July 2024: Northern Lights
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Northern lights. Photo © Shawn Martin. Northern lights. Photo © Shawn Martin. On May 11, 2024, our family gathered outdoors as the sun disappeared out of...