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October 2012 Aurora and Pipeline in Alaska
Credit: Erika Sudz/Sudzy's Photography
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.
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October 2012 Aurora over Northern Germany
Credit: Michael Theusner
Astrophotographer Michael Theusner took this photo of an aurora and meteor near Dornsode, northern Germany, Oct. 8-9, 2012.
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Aurora Near Williams Lake, British Columbia
Credit: Stefan Friesen
Astrophotographer Stefan Friesen took this photo of an auroral display near his home of Williams Lake, British Columbia on Oct. 9, 2012..
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Aurora Over Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Credit: Kristy MacLeod
Astrophotographer Kristy MacLeod sent in this aurora photo she took from her home in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Oct. 8, 2012.
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October 2012 Aurora over MacLean Lake, Severn, ON, Canada
Credit: Heather and Michael Cory
Astrophotographers Heather and Michael Cory sent in this photo taken from their deck on MacLean Lake, Severn, ON, Canada, on Oct. 8, 2012.
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October 2012 Aurora Over Edmonton, AB, Canada
Credit: Mike Bateman
Astrophotographer Mike Bateman sent in an aurora photo taken in Edmonton, AB, Canada, Oct. 8, 2012.
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October 2012 Aurora Over Edmonton, AB, Canada #2
Credit: Mike Bateman
Astrophotographer Mike Bateman sent in an aurora photo taken on a balcony south of Edmonton, AB, Canada, Oct. 8, 2012.
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October 2012 Aurora Over Lake Superior
Credit: Shawn Malone/LakeSuperiorPhoto
Astrophotographer Shawn Malone caught this aurora over the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan on October 1, 2012.
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October 2012 Aurora Over Lake Superior #2
Credit: Shawn Malone/Shawn Malone/LakeSuperiorPhoto
Astrophotographer Shawn Malone caught this aurora over the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan on October 1, 2012.
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CME Causes Colorful Aurora
Credit: Joseph Bradley (via NASA)
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.
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October 2012 Aurora Over Maryland
Credit: George Varros (via NASA)
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.
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AuroraMax View of Northern Lights: 9/30
Credit: AuroraMax/Canadian Space Agency
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.
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Self-Portrait With Aurora, Lake Superior
Credit: Laurie Crofoot
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.
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October 2012 Aurora Over Saskatoon
Credit: Colin Chatfield
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.
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October 2012 Aurora Over Saskatoon #2
Credit: Colin Chatfield
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.
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October 2012 Aurora Over Saskatoon #3
Credit: Colin Chatfield
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.
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Aurora Photographed by Kevin Palmer
Credit: Kevin Palmer
Photographer Kevin Palmer sent in this photo of an auroral display taken on the evening of Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2012, in Antioch, IL.
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AuroraMax: Canada's Northern Lights
Credit: AuroraMax/Canadian Space Agency
The Canadian Space Agency's AuroraMax camera snapped this amazing view of the northern lights from Yellowknife, Canada, on Oct. 1, 2012.
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AuroraMax View of Northern Lights: Yellowknife
Credit: AuroraMax/Canadian Space Agency
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.
