| Caption | A spectacular aurora appears above the Brooks Range of northern Alaska on the evening of March 21, 2015. Aurora occur when fast-moving charged particles from the sun are directed by the Earth's magnetic field to the polar regions, where they strike molecules in the atmosphere and cause them to emit light. | |
| Photo Id | w4222-4c92-193c8 | |
| Date and Time | March 21, 2015 11:04 PM | |
| Location | Brooks Range, Alaska latitude 68° 8' 13.0" N longitude 149° 26' 38.8" W | |
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