Aurora
Lovely Astrophotos: Aurora Among the Clouds
Frank Olsen reports that the weather in arctic part of Norway has been fantastic lately. Even so, the aurora are…
Astrophoto: Aurora Dancing on the Water
Aurora season must have started in Scandinavia! Frank Olsen just posted this fantastic shot of the Aurora Borealis dancing across…
Your Guide To When, Where and How To See The Aurora Borealis
As an amateur astronomer, two of the most frequently questions I'm asked are "When is the best time to see…
Timelapse: Noctilucent Clouds and Aurora Together in the Sky
Just in case you haven't seen this bit of awesome yet: Noctilucent clouds and aurora showed up together in skies…
Military Aurora Research Website Goes Dark As HAARP Facility Enters Contract Negotiations
A military program to investigate auroras in the north appears to have been suspended. The High Frequency Active Auroral Research…
Auroras Dance Over Northern U.S. Last Night, May Return Tonight
A burst of energetic particles from the Sun called a coronal mass ejection peppered Earth's magnetic field yesterday afternoon sparking…
Weekend Auroras Fill the Sky!
I was personally so pumped to have seen the Aurora Borealis over the weekend in Central Minnesota! It was a…
Amazing Astrophoto and Video: Colors of the Sky
Yep, you really want to click on this image to see the larger version on Flickr. Wow -- what a…
Weekend Aurora Surprise
An unexpected arrival of a surprisingly strong (6 KP) geomagnetic storm from the Sun provided an amazing weekend for astrophotographers.…
Incredible Astrophoto: Rare Red Sprite Lightning Shows Up During Aurora
"Holy crap, this is the rarest scene I've ever captured and likely ever will," said photographer Mike Hollingshead. "I was…