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13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Magic Sky

The greatest photo challenge I’ve given myself so far has been to capture the Aurora Borealis. After considerable frustration standing in the freezing dark forest at night(s), I figured it out! : ) And I thought of how people over the ages made stories from their Northern Lights experience. What did I see? The Big Disco in the Sky where I will one day dance forever on the treetops.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2015
Date Uploaded: 07.2015
Photo Location: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D80
Copyright: © Dorothy Thompson