Aurora from Colorado

Aurora from Colorado

Photographer Ryan Buller: "Vivid aurora with colors plainly visible to the naked eye."

Auroras happen when charged particles from the Sun interact with Earth's magnetic field, creating dazzling light shows in the sky. The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, occurs in an upper layer of Earth’s atmosphere called the ionosphere.

Learn more & track auroras: 
https://www.aurorasaurus.org

How to find and photograph auroras: 
https://science.nasa.gov/feature/nasas-guide-to-finding-and-photographing-auroras/

Colorado is a state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, and Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the Southeast.

Image Credit: Ryan Buller

Image Details: Canon R5 8 seconds at F/2.8, ISO 3200, 15mm
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Release Date: Nov. 11, 2025

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