Northern Lights: Amazing Aurora Photos of 2013

Aurora Over Norway's Lofoten Archipelago #4

Chad Blakley/lightsoverlapland.com

Astrophotographer Chad Blakley sent in a photo of an aurora display seen over a small fishing village on the Lofoten archipelago of Norway. Image taken Oct. 8, 2013.

Aurora Over Norway's Lofoten Archipelago #3

Chad Blakley/lightsoverlapland.com

Astrophotographer Chad Blakley sent in a photo of an aurora display seen over a small fishing village on the Lofoten archipelago of Norway. Image taken Oct. 8, 2013.

Northern Lights Over Finland

© Thomas Kast All Rights Reserved

Photographer Thomas Kast captured this image of the northern lights at 2:15 a.m. on Aug. 31 from Oulunsalo, Finland. [Read the Full Story Here]

Auroramax, March 17, 2013, 03:13 MDT

Auroramax

Canada's automated aurora camera tweeted this photo on March 17, 2013. The tweet read: "AURORAMAX GALLERY • Latest #photo of #aurora borealis above Yellowknife, NWT taken at 03:13 MDT on March 17, 2013. pic.twitter.com/E9q7pQJ1l7"

Auroramax, March 17, 2013, 00:09 MDT

Auroramax

Canada's automated aurora camera tweeted this photo on March 17, 2013. The tweet read: "AURORAMAX GALLERY • Latest #photo of #aurora borealis above Yellowknife, NWT taken at 00:09 MDT on March 17, 2013. pic.twitter.com/tzWItOaBZj"

Halloween Aurora in Sweden #1

Chad Blakely/www.lightsoverlapland.com

The 'ghosts and goblins' of All Hallows Eve rode over a bed of green magic above Abisko National Park in northern Sweden. Chad Blakley (lightsoverlapland.com) was on hand to photograph the ghoulish show, Oct. 31, 2013.

Auroramax, March 17, 2013, 04:25 MDT

Auroramax

Canada's automated aurora camera tweeted this photo on March 17, 2013. The tweet read: "AURORAMAX GALLERY • Latest #photo of #aurora borealis above Yellowknife, NWT taken at 04:25 MDT on March 17, 2013. pic.twitter.com/60qiNmRoFI"

Aurora Over Abisko National Park, Sweden

Chad Blakley

Astrophotographer Chad Blakley videotaped the moon and an aurora resulting from the geomagnetic storm of March 16-17, 2013, over Abisko National Park, Sweden. This image was taken from the video.

Aurora Over Abisko National Park, Sweden #2

Lights Over Lapland/Chad Blakley

Astrophotographer Chad Blakley videotaped the moon and an aurora resulting from the geomagnetic storm of March 16-17, 2013, over Abisko National Park, Sweden. This image was taken from the video.

Aurora Over Abisko National Park, Sweden #3

Lights Over Lapland/Chad Blakley

Astrophotographer Chad Blakley videotaped the moon and an aurora resulting from the geomagnetic storm of March 16-17, 2013, over Abisko National Park, Sweden. This image was taken from the video.

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