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Aurora Dazzles Above Iceland
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
The northern lights can be an awesome sight for casual stargazers and professional photographers alike. See some amazing aurora photos by Space.com readers in 2016. HERE: This dramatic panorama by photographer Elizabeth M. Ryan hosts a collision of legends: Icelandic villages, beaches and basaltic rocks, and Greek gods, as well as the beauty of the aurora borealis.
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Auroras from Space Station
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
NASA astronaut Tim Kopra captured this stunning view of auroras over Earth as seen from his window on the International Space Station on May 4, 2016.
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Aurora and the Pacific Northwest
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
Colorful aural lights dance exquisitely across the Pacific Northwest in this amazing photo from the International Space Station captured in early 2016.
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Unusual Aurora Over Canada
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, aboard the International Space Station, tweeted a photo of an aurora over Canada on April 5, 2016.
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Aurora Corona and the Moon Over Sweden
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
Astrophotographer Mia Stålnacke sent in a photo of an auroral display alongside the moon on Jan. 23, 2016, taken in Sweden
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Aurora Seen in Tromsø, Norway
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
Marion Duignan recently went on vacation in Norway. She obtained this photo of herself beneath an auroral display seen in Tromsø during the Tromsø Safari/Northern Light Safari tour on Jan 6, 20.
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Paraglider Llorens with Northern Lights
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
Paraglider Horacio Llorens sails through the air as the dazzling northern lights shimmer during a Jan. 12, 2016, photo and video shoot in Tromsø, Norway.
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Paragliding Long Exposure
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
In this stunning long-exposure view, paraglider Horacio Llorens creates light streaks with green auroras in the background during a flight in Tromsø, Norway, on Jan. 13, 2016.
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Paraglider Horacio Llorens
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
Paraglider Horacio Llorens stands beneath the shimmering northern lights after a flight in Tromsø, Norway, on Jan. 6, 2016.
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Layers of Splendor Revealed
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
Hours of patience by photographer Daniele Boffelli resulted in this superb image demonstrating the respective heights of clouds and auroras in the night sky.
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Tim Peake Tweets Aurora Australis
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
Tim Peake tweeted an image of the Aurora Australis taken from his vantage point on the International Space Station, April 17, 2016.
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Aurora Viewed from the International Space Station
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
The brilliant colors of an aurora light up the Earth, in a photo tweeted by astronaut Scott Kelly on Jan. 20, 2016.
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Aurora from Duluth, Minnesota
Credit: Copyright Elizabeth M. Ryan
Capturing this stunning aurora took only a night’s patience for astrophotographer Matthew Moses. Moses took this image from Brighton Beach along the shore of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota on March 6, 2016.
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