Very Bright Aurora Borealis were again observed using the DMSP F13,F17, & F18 polar orbiting satellites. This imagery was generated using visual and infrared imagery from the Operational Linescan System (OLS) on the DMSP spacecraft, revealing the sinuous path of these energetic particles entering Earth's upper atmosphere.

Taken with Canon 7D, f4, 15s, 1600 ASA.

Yesterday (27 Dec) produced some nice auroras here in Northern Norway, but tonight the sky exploded. Auroras were dancing all over the sky and far in the south, producing several nice coronas. Brilliant Venus can be seen over the barn. Nikon D3, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2,8 various settings.

These dramatic images from the US Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) show Aurorae over the polar regions north of Scandinavia. These images use both nighttime visual and infrared imagery from the DMSP satellites F17 & F18 on Dec. 28 , 2010.

Northern lights (aurora borealis) in Ruka, Finland easily seen even with all the street lights and garden lights. Panasonic DMC-FX35, 30s exposure.

We had to wait a long time for some auroras to show again in Ålesund, western Norway. Finally, we received an unexpected short outburst and I was lucky enough to have my camera ready. But before I could actually get a little further away from the settlements to include some of the amazing landscapes around this part of Norway, it was all over again. Maybe next time! This was taken with a Canon 5D Mark II (at ISO200) and the Canon 24mm f/1.4LII lens (at f/2.0). I used five exposures between 30s and 1/10s and fused them.