Aurora over Moab

Aurora over Moab

Astrophotographer Marybeth Kiczenski: "Well, after years of visiting Moab, it finally happened! Got to catch Aurora from the surreal landscapes of Arches National Park! While none of this was naked eye visible, it was quote beautiful from the camera. Years of monitoring space weather data definitely pulls off when train got chase these fleeting moments at these lower latitudes! This image was taken around 11:45PM on the 17th. Also took a longer exposure foreground and blended that to get more detail from he shadows."

Arches National Park

https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm

Arches National Park is a national park of the United States in eastern Utah. The park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 4 mi (6 km) north of Moab, Utah. The park contains more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the well-known Delicate Arch, with the highest density of natural arches in the world. It also contains a variety of other unique geological resources and formations. The national park lies above an underground evaporite layer or salt bed. This is the main cause of the formation of the arches, spires, balanced rocks, sandstone fins, and eroded monoliths in the area.

Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, and Nevada to the west.

Image Credit: Marybeth Kiczenski
Location: Moab, Utah, United States
Marybeth's website: https://shelbydiamondstar.com
Date: April 17, 2026

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