1 of 13
April 2012 Aurora over Lake Superior
Credit: Shawn Malone
Skywatcher Shawn Malone sent in this photo of an aurora taken during the evening of April 23-24, from Marquette, Michigan, south shore of Lake Superior.
2 of 13
April 2012 Aurora over Lake Superior #2
Credit: Shawn Malone
Skywatcher Shawn Malone sent in this photo of an aurora taken during the evening of April 23-24, from Marquette, Michigan, south shore of Lake Superior.
3 of 13
April 2012 Aurora over Lake Superior #3
Credit: Shawn Malone
Skywatcher Shawn Malone sent in this photo of an aurora taken during the evening of April 23-24, from Marquette, Michigan, south shore of Lake Superior.
4 of 13
April 2012 Aurora over Lake Superior #4
Credit: Shawn Malone
Skywatcher Shawn Malone sent in this photo of an aurora taken during the evening of April 23-24, from Marquette, Michigan, south shore of Lake Superior.
5 of 13
April 2012 Aurora over Lake Superior #5
Credit: Shawn Malone
Skywatcher Shawn Malone sent in this photo of an aurora taken during the evening of April 23-24, from Marquette, Michigan, south shore of Lake Superior.
6 of 13
April 2012 Aurora over Lake Superior #6
Credit: Shawn Malone
Skywatcher Shawn Malone sent in this photo of an aurora taken during the evening of April 23-24, from Marquette, Michigan, south shore of Lake Superior.
7 of 13
Alaska Aurora Dances on April 12, 2012
Credit: Luke Kilpatrick
The aurora as seen from atop Murphy Dome mountain near Fairbanks in the early morning of April 12, 2012.
8 of 13
One Little Lyrid Meteor over Alberta, Canada
Credit: Shauna M. Jackson
Skywatcher Shauna M. Jackson sent in this picture taken on April 22, 2012. She writes: "I took this last night when I was shooting the Aurora and stars, just east of Elk Island Park, in Alberta Canada. I caught one little Lyrid Meteor."
9 of 13
Lyrid Meteor Shower 2012: Bill Allen
Credit: Bill Allen
Photographer Bill Allen of Ralph, Saskatchewan in Canada captured this amazing view of a Lyrid meteor and the northern lights during the Lyrid meteor shower peak overnight on April 21-22, 2012
10 of 13
Alaska's Aurora Blazes Above the Snow
Credit: Luke Kilpatrick
The northern lights flicker above Alaska's Murphy Dome mountain on April 12, 2012.
11 of 13
Aurora over Yellowknife, Canada, April 17. 2012
Credit: Auroramax
Auroramax, an automated camera took this photo and tweeted: "Latest image of aurora borealis above Yellowknife, NWT taken at 00:49 MDT on April 17, 2012."
12 of 13
Aurora over Miner's Castle
Credit: Shawn Malone
Skywatcher Shawn Malone sent in this photo of an aurora taken during the weekend of April 28-29, 2012, from the shore of Lake Superior. The landmark in the foreground is Miner's Castle.
13 of 13
Aurora and Milky Way over Lake Superior
Credit: Shawn Malone
Skywatcher Shawn Malone sent in this photo of an aurora and the Milky Way taken during the weekend of April 28-29, 2012, from the shore of Lake Superior.
