The Corona
© Photo by Ben H.

Description

This was the view looking straight up, shortly after "The Vortex" was captured over arctic Alaska. You're looking into the eye of an auroral corona during a significant geomagnetic storm. The rays are actually quite straight. The effect here results entirely from perspective -- similar to how one standing on railroad tracks will perceive them to converge in the distance, even though they continue to run parallel to one another.

Tags

winter, northern lights, geomagnetic storm, dalton, brooks range, borealis, aurora, anwr, alaska