A fish-eye lens view of an all-sky aurora over Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.


February 16, 2018 - A fish-eye lens view of an all-sky aurora over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, and caught during a short-lived bright outburst when the bottom fringe of the auroral curtains turned brilliant pink for a minute or so, due to energetic electrons exciting lower altitude nitrogen molecules.


Size: 6240px × 4160px
Location: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Photo credit: © Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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