Aurora borealis, northern lights, active coloured curtains moving across night sky Arctic Circle Kvaloya island Troms Tromso region norway 2015

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Colin Palmer Photography with over 1000 varied aurora borealis or northern lights images on alamy taken over the past ten years in and around tromso arctic norway. Auroras are natural different colored light displays, which are usually observed in the night sky, particularly in the polar zone. Some scientists therefore call them "polar auroras" (or "aurorae polaris"). In northern latitudes, it is known as the aurora borealis, named after the Roman goddess of the dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas.

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Size: 5272px × 3515px
Location: kvaloya, norway
Photo credit: © Colin Palmer Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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