Aurora Swirl

Selected as one of the Best 2013 Space Photos by the National Geographic News, the northern lights or aurora borealis swirls over a fjord in the Norwegian Sea near Tromso, northern Norway. A mix of moonlight, aurora, and a nearby village illuminate the landscape. The Pleiades Star Cluster (the Seven Sisters) appears on the upper left. See this view in timelapse video. Click on the second photo to see a closer contrasted view of the aurora swirl.