Aurora Angel Over Manitoba
Astrophotographer Travis Costello sent in this photo of an auroral display over Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba, Canada, taken Oct. 8, 2012. He writes: "When it was most intense, it was lighting up the ground THROUGH the clouds. This photo shows what looks like an angel."
Aurora Outside Saskatoon
Astrophotographer Colin Chatfield sent in this photo of an auroral display taken on Oct. 21, 2012, about ten minutes east of Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Aurora Outside Saskatoon #2
Astrophotographer Colin Chatfield sent in this photo of an auroral display taken on Oct. 21, 2012, about ten minutes east of Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
M42 With Orionid Meteor Trail in Alexandria, Virginia
Astrophotographer Kurtis Matthew Markham sent in this photo of M42 nebula with an Orionid meteor trail, taken Oct. 21, 2012, in Alexandria, Virginia.