Amazing Auroras

The winner of this year’s International Earth and Sky Photo Contest.

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This dramatic image of the Aurora Borealis was taken by Norwegian photographer Alex Conu from the top of Mount Reinebringen, in the Lofoten Islands to the north of the country. “The village you can see in the image is Reine, considered to be the most scenic in Norway,” Alex explains. “I live in Reine and I go on top of Reinebringen quite often. The day I took the photo, I decided to hike up the mountain in the afternoon, as I knew something was br