Aurora & Meteor over Colorado

Aurora & Meteor over Colorado

Astrophotographer Mike Lewinski: "This and No 2 are the same meteor with different cameras and lenses."

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: Mike Lewinski
Location: near Creston, Colorado, United States
Image Details: Sony ILCE-6300, SAMYANG AF 18mm F2.8/Sony ILCE-7RM3
Image Date: Nov. 12, 2025

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