Astrophotographer Erika Sudz sent in a photo of an aurora taken in Fairbanks, AK, on Oct. 8, 2012. She was standing under the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline, which shows reflected car tail lights.
Astrophotographer Michael Theusner took this photo of an aurora and meteor near Dornsode, northern Germany, Oct. 8-9, 2012.
Astrophotographer Stefan Friesen took this photo of an auroral display near his home of Williams Lake, British Columbia on Oct. 9, 2012..
Astrophotographer Kristy MacLeod sent in this aurora photo she took from her home in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Oct. 8, 2012.
Astrophotographers Heather and Michael Cory sent in this photo taken from their deck on MacLean Lake, Severn, ON, Canada, on Oct. 8, 2012.
Astrophotographer Mike Bateman sent in an aurora photo taken in Edmonton, AB, Canada, Oct. 8, 2012.
Astrophotographer Mike Bateman sent in an aurora photo taken on a balcony south of Edmonton, AB, Canada, Oct. 8, 2012.
Astrophotographer Shawn Malone caught this aurora over the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan on October 1, 2012.
Astrophotographer Shawn Malone caught this aurora over the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan on October 1, 2012.
An aurora in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, that appeared in the sky in the early hours of Oct. 1, 2012 due to the effects of a coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted from the sun three days earlier.
A coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun sparked auroras as far south as Maryland, late at night on Sep. 30, 2012. This image was captured in New Market, MD.
The northern lights shimmer above a soccer field on Sept. 30, 2012, in this view from the Canadian Space Agency's AuroraMax camera in Yellowknife, Canada.
Astrophotographer Laurie Crofoot sent in a photo of herself with an aurora seen in Ontonagon County, Michigan, along the southern coast of Lake Superior. The photo was taken the night of September 30th.
Astrophotographer Colin Chatfield sent in a photo of an auroral display taken on the evening of Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2012, from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Astrophotographer Colin Chatfield sent in a photo of an auroral display taken on the evening of Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2012, from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Astrophotographer Colin Chatfield sent in a photo of an auroral display taken on the evening of Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2012, from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Photographer Kevin Palmer sent in this photo of an auroral display taken on the evening of Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2012, in Antioch, IL.
The Canadian Space Agency's AuroraMax camera snapped this amazing view of the northern lights from Yellowknife, Canada, on Oct. 1, 2012.
The northern lights shine over water and trees on Sept. 30, 2012, in this photo captured by an AuroraMax camera operated by the Canadian Space Agency in Yellowknife, Canada.
