Photos: 8 most beautiful images of the Northern Lights

8 most beautiful images of the Northern Lights

This image of the auroras, taken by Asier López Castro in Stokksnes, Iceland,

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captured by Tor-Ivar Næess, of the northern lights sparkling over Nordreisa

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Photographer Rachel Jones Ross captured this image

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Photographer Marybeth Kiczenski captured this stunning image

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the Milky Way appearance in this ethereal photo of the auroras by Douglas

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The forest comes alive in this photo of Murmansk taken by Elena Ermolina.

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Ghostly green streaks paint the sky in this photograph by Virgil Reglioni in Scoresby Sund

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