Astronomy Picture of the Day · Topic
Auroras
308 entries from October 26, 1995 to October 14, 2026. Entries that mention auroras, the northern lights or the southern lights.
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October 14, 2026 Mars and the Beehive Under an Aurora
Petr Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava), Josef Kujal, Vojan Höfer
August 27, 2026 Colorful Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall
Victor Lima
June 28, 2026 AR 4478: Giant Sunspot Group
Image Credit & Copyright: Alfredo Vidal Pérez
May 16, 2026 Aurora Slathers Up the Sky
Image Credit: Jack Fischer , Expedition 52 , NASA
March 23, 2026 Light Pillars and Orion over Mohe
Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai ( TWAN )
March 8, 2026 The Aurora Tree
Image Credit & Copyright: Alyn Wallace
February 10, 2026 In Green Company: Aurora over Norway
Image Credit & Copyright: Max Rive
January 18, 2026 Jupiter from the Webb Space Telescope
Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , Jupiter ERS Team ; Processing: Ricardo Hueso ( UPV/EHU ) & Judy Schmidt
January 1, 2026 Auroral Corona
Image Credit & Copyright: Roi Levi
December 12, 2025 Northern Fox Fires
Image Credit & Copyright: Dennis Lehtonen
December 8, 2025 · Video Flying Over the Earth at Night
Video Credit: Gateway to Astronaut Photography , NASA ; Compilation: David Peterson (YouTube); Music: Freedom Fighters ( Two Steps from Hell )
November 14, 2025 Florida Northern Lights
Image Credit & Copyright: Samil CabreraThumbnails are loaded from their original addresses. Images remain the property of the credited creators.
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2026 (10)
- Oct 14 Mars and the Beehive Under an Aurora
- Aug 27 Colorful Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall
- Jul 13 Auroras from Space Video
- Jun 28 AR 4478: Giant Sunspot Group
- May 16 Aurora Slathers Up the Sky
- Mar 23 Light Pillars and Orion over Mohe
- Mar 8 The Aurora Tree
- Feb 10 In Green Company: Aurora over Norway
- Jan 18 Jupiter from the Webb Space Telescope
- Jan 1 Auroral Corona
2025 (5)
- Dec 12 Northern Fox Fires
- Dec 8 Flying Over the Earth at Night Video
- Nov 14 Florida Northern Lights
- Feb 10 Auroral Hummingbird over Norway
- Jan 7 A New Year's Aurora and SAR Arc
2024 (27)
- Dec 23 Christmas Tree Aurora
- Dec 8 Aurora around Saturn's North Pole
- Oct 16 Colorful Aurora over New Zealand
- Oct 13 Aurora Timelapse Over Italian Alps Video
- Oct 12 Northern Lights, West Virginia
- Sep 13 Aurora Australis and the International Space Station
- Aug 16 Meteor Borealis
- Aug 15 Late Night Vallentuna
- Aug 14 Meteors and Aurora over Germany
- Jun 26 Timelapse: Aurora, SAR, and the Milky Way Video
- Jun 12 Aurora over Karkonosze Mountains
- May 28 Solar X Flare as Famous Active Region Returns Video
- May 26 A Solar Filament Erupts
- May 22 Green Aurora over Sweden
- May 20 Aurora Dome Sky
- May 18 North Celestial Aurora
- May 17 Aurora Banks Peninsula
- May 16 Aurora Georgia
- May 15 AR 3664 at the Sun's Edge
- May 13 AR 3664 on a Setting Sun
- May 12 Red Aurora over Poland
- May 11 AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group
- Mar 4 Light Pillars Over Inner Mongolia
- Feb 25 A Phoenix Aurora over Iceland
- Jan 18 Northern Lights from the Stratosphere
- Jan 14 Dragon Aurora over Iceland
- Jan 3 A SAR Arc from New Zealand
2023 (19)
- Dec 27 Rainbow Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall
- Dec 23 A December Summer Night
- Dec 12 Aurora and Milky Way over Norway
- Nov 25 Little Planet Aurora
- Nov 17 Nightlights in Qeqertaq
- Nov 6 Red Aurora over Italy
- Nov 5 Creature Aurora Over Norway
- Oct 22 Ghost Aurora over Canada
- Sep 27 STEVE and Milky Way Cross over Rural Road
- Sep 16 Fireball over Iceland
- Jul 30 Spiral Aurora over Icelandic Divide
- Jul 4 Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall
- Jul 2 Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica
- Jun 17 Planet Earth at Night II Video
- Apr 25 Northern Lights over Southern Europe
- Apr 19 Auroral Storm over Lapland
- Mar 27 Aurora Over Arctic Henge
- Jan 22 In Green Company: Aurora over Norway
- Jan 11 Spiral Aurora over Iceland
2022 (10)
- Oct 18 Milky Way Auroral Flower
- Oct 9 Auroras over Northern Canada
- Aug 30 Jupiter from the Webb Space Telescope
- Jul 29 SOFIA's Southern Lights
- Apr 4 A Vortex Aurora over Iceland
- Apr 2 Nova Scotia Northern Lights
- Mar 22 A Whale of an Aurora over Swedish Forest
- Feb 20 Aurora Over White Dome Geyser
- Feb 12 Aurora by Moonlight
- Feb 8 Aurora and Light Pillars over Norway
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2021 (13)
- Dec 13 Meteors and Auroras over Iceland
- Oct 30 A Rorschach Aurora
- Sep 12 A Spiral Aurora over Iceland
- Jun 27 The Dancing Auroras of Saturn
- May 30 Aurora over Clouds
- May 5 STEVE over Copper Harbor
- Apr 23 Flying Over the Earth at Night II Video
- Mar 24 Aurorae and Lightning on Jupiter
- Mar 14 A Flag Shaped Aurora over Sweden
- Feb 28 The Aurora Tree
- Jan 14 Aurora Slathers Up the Sky
- Jan 13 Arches Across an Arctic Sky
- Jan 3 A Phoenix Aurora over Iceland
2020 (5)
- Nov 9 In Green Company: Aurora over Norway
- Jul 17 NEOWISE of the North
- May 31 Aurora over Sweden
- Jan 5 A Starry Night of Iceland
- Jan 4 Aurora Slathers Up the Sky
2019 (5)
- Oct 27 Ghost Aurora over Canada
- Jul 14 Eagle Aurora over Norway
- Apr 21 Spiral Aurora over Icelandic Divide
- Mar 22 A Symphony in Northern Winter Skies
- Feb 18 Dragon Aurora over Iceland
2018 (13)
- Dec 9 Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash
- Nov 18 Creature Aurora Over Norway
- Oct 28 Ultraviolet Earth from an Observatory on the Moon
- Oct 27 Airglow Borealis
- Oct 6 Aurora: The Frog's View
- Sep 22 Window Seat over Hudson Bay
- Sep 16 A Solar Filament Erupts
- Sep 3 Aurora around Saturn's North Pole
- Sep 2 A Powerful Solar Flare Video
- Jun 21 Northern Lights and Noctilucent Clouds
- May 29 Aurora and Manicouagan Crater from the Space Station
- May 1 The Aurora and the Sunrise
- Apr 10 Dragon Aurora over Norway
2017 (11)
- Dec 25 Fireball in the Arctic
- Dec 10 In Green Company: Aurora over Norway
- Oct 14 All-Sky Steve
- Oct 6 Global Aurora at Mars
- Sep 9 Calm Waters and Geomagnetic Storm
- Jul 29 Aurora Slathers up the Sky
- May 13 Planet Aurora
- Mar 20 The Aurora Tree
- Mar 6 Colorful Aurora over Iceland
- Jan 29 Red Aurora Over Australia
- Jan 1 A Full Sky Aurora Over Norway
2016 (15)
- Dec 6 Aurora over Jupiter's South Pole from Juno
- Oct 31 Ghost Aurora over Canada
- Oct 23 Eagle Aurora over Norway
- Oct 2 Aurora Over White Dome Geyser
- Aug 30 Aurora over Icelandic Fault
- Aug 11 Perseid, Aurora, and Noctilucent Clouds
- Jul 11 Aurorae on Jupiter
- Jun 16 Northern Lights above Lofoten
- May 3 Aurora over Sweden
- Apr 8 Lapland Northern Lights
- Apr 6 Auroras and the Magnetosphere of Jupiter
- Apr 4 Lucid Dreaming
- Mar 16 A Phoenix Aurora over Iceland
- Feb 8 Light Pillars over Alaska
- Jan 3 A Starry Night of Iceland
2015 (17)
- Dec 8 Icelandic Legends and Aurora
- Nov 24 Aurora over Clouds
- Sep 15 A Spiral Aurora over Iceland
- Aug 3 A Proton Arc Over Lake Superior
- Jul 27 Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica
- Jul 4 Aurora Australis
- Jun 26 Planet Aurora
- Jun 1 Pulsating Aurora over Iceland Video
- May 18 Auroras and Star Trails over Iceland
- May 4 An Unexpected Aurora over Norway
- Mar 30 A Flag Shaped Aurora over Sweden
- Mar 19 Aurora in the Backyard
- Mar 10 Aurora over Icelandic Glacier
- Feb 13 Aurora on Ice
- Feb 7 An Aurora of Marbles
- Feb 4 Stars, Sprites, Clouds, Auroras
- Jan 30 A Night at Poker Flat
2014 (14)
- Dec 7 Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash
- Nov 3 In Green Company: Aurora over Norway
- Oct 14 Auroral Corona over Norway
- Oct 3 Aurora and Milky Way in a Little Sky
- Sep 23 Aurora and Volcanic Light Pillar
- Sep 17 Aurora over Maine
- Sep 9 An Aurora Cupcake with a Milky Way Topping
- Jul 22 Cave with Aurora Skylight
- Jul 14 Auroras over Northern Canada
- Jun 22 Persistent Saturnian Auroras
- May 31 Satellite Station and Southern Skies
- Apr 29 Aurora Dog over Alaska
- Mar 24 Orion and Aurora over Iceland
- Feb 26 Aurora over New Zealand
2013 (15)
- Dec 29 Time-Lapse Auroras Over Norway Video
- Dec 28 Alaska Aurora Sequence
- Dec 18 Light Pillars over Finland
- Nov 18 Aurora and Unusual Clouds Over Iceland
- Nov 6 Creature Aurora Over Norway
- Oct 5 October Aurora in Prairie Skies
- Aug 19 Noctilucent Clouds and Aurora Over Scotland Video
- Aug 7 Meteors and Aurorae over Iceland
- Jun 9 Flowing Auroras Over Norway Video
- May 22 Red Sprite Lightning with Aurora
- May 17 The Waterfall and the World at Night
- Apr 20 Airglow, Gegenschein, and Milky Way
- Mar 31 Flying Over the Earth at Night Video
- Mar 26 Waterfalls, Auroras, Comet: Iceland
- Feb 12 Reflected Aurora Over Alaska
2012 (18)
- Oct 17 Aurora Over White Dome Geyser
- Oct 11 Aurorae over Planet Earth
- Oct 5 Aurora and Fireball Over Norway
- Oct 3 Goat Aurora Over Greenland
- Sep 21 September's Aurora
- Sep 17 A Solar Filament Erupts
- Sep 6 Airglow over Italy
- Jul 25 Pink Aurora Over Crater Lake
- Jul 8 Volcano and Aurora in Iceland
- May 8 The Light of Stars Video
- Apr 30 Aurora Over Raufarhfn
- Mar 21 Aurora Over Iceland
- Mar 5 Flying Over the Earth at Night Video
- Feb 9 Trees, Stars, Aurora! Video
- Feb 1 Red Aurora Over Australia
- Jan 28 Planet Aurora Borealis
- Jan 24 January Aurora Over Norway
- Jan 3 A Full Sky Aurora Over Norway
2011 (10)
- Dec 5 A Memorable Aurora Over Norway
- Nov 21 Around the World in 90 Minutes Video
- Nov 14 Waterfall, Moonbow, and Aurora from Iceland
- Oct 28 October Skylights
- Sep 30 Cloudy Night of the Northern Lights
- Sep 23 September's Aurora
- Aug 23 Aurora Over Greenland
- May 17 A Starry Night of Iceland
- Mar 28 Time-Lapse Auroras Over Norway Video
- Mar 25 Auroral Substorm over Yellowknife
2010 (7)
- Nov 24 Flowing Auroras Over Norway Video
- Oct 6 Aurora Over Alaska
- Sep 27 The Dancing Auroras of Saturn
- Sep 20 Aurora Over Norway
- Sep 17 Northern Lights over Prelude Lake
- Jul 1 Above Aurora Australis
- Mar 11 Yukon Aurora with Star Trails
2009 (4)
- Dec 19 Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash
- Sep 22 Aurora Over Yellowknife
- Jul 28 A Floral Aurora Corona
- Feb 1 Auroral Corona Over Norway
2008 (4)
2007 (4)
- Nov 19 Aurora in the Distance
- Oct 9 Aurora, Stars, Meteor, Lake, Alaska
- Jul 15 Aurora from Space
- Apr 9 Aurora Over Alaska
2006 (5)
- Dec 18 Aurora Over Iowa
- Sep 6 Green Aurora Over Lake Superior
- Mar 29 Green and Black Aurora Over Norway
- Mar 5 Colorful Light Pillars
- Jan 29 Volcano and Aurora in Iceland
2005 (7)
- Nov 20 Rays from an Unexpected Aurora
- Nov 5 Aurora from Space
- Sep 16 Northern Lights, September Skies
- Aug 7 Dueling Auroras
- May 20 Aurora Iowa
- Feb 22 Persistent Saturnian Auroras
- Feb 19 Saturnian Aurora
2004 (5)
- Nov 17 Aurora Over Wisconsin
- Nov 9 A Full Sky Multicolored Auroral Corona
- Sep 28 Aurora Over a Communications Tower
- Jul 30 Northern Lights
- Jun 13 Volcano and Aurora in Iceland
2003 (10)
- Dec 17 A Proton Aurora
- Nov 13 Aurora Oklahoma
- Nov 4 Aurora Over Edmonton
- Oct 30 Aurora in Colorado Skies
- Sep 29 Aurora Over the Chugach Mountains
- Sep 10 Aurora Over Clouds
- Aug 9 A Perseid Aurora
- Jul 2 Aurora Over Cape Cod
- Apr 8 Aurora From Space
- Jan 31 Auroral Rocket Launch
2002 (10)
- Oct 31 Aurora in the Night
- Oct 15 Aurora's Ring
- Sep 2 Colorful Light Pillars
- Aug 15 Meteors and Northern Lights
- Aug 5 Rays from an Unexpected Aurora
- Apr 22 Comet and Aurora Over Alaska
- Mar 20 Aurora Over Antarctica
- Jan 21 Volcano and Aurora in Iceland
- Jan 15 Red Auroral Corona
- Jan 1 The Secret of the Black Aurora
2001 (9)
- Dec 23 Saturn Aurora
- Dec 3 Dueling Auroras
- Nov 14 Auroras Over Both Earth Poles
- Nov 5 Aurora Over Winnipeg
- Oct 8 A Yukon Aurora
- Apr 6 Aurora Over New Zealand
- Apr 2 Aurora Over Clouds
- Mar 29 Aurora Alaskan Style
- Feb 10 Aurora Astern
2000 (10)
- Dec 19 A Close-Up of Aurora on Jupiter
- Nov 8 October Skylights
- Sep 17 Saturnian Aurora
- Sep 16 X-Ray Earth
- Sep 15 Aurora In West Texas Skies
- Sep 4 Aurora Persei
- Aug 21 A Perseid Aurora
- Aug 17 Mount Megantic Magnetic Storm
- May 19 An Aurora Before the Storm
- Apr 10 Aurora in Red and Yellow
1999 (4)
- Dec 23 Unusual Aurora During Solar Wind Dropout
- Nov 2 Aurora Through a Moonlit Sky
- Mar 20 Aurora and Orion
- Jan 23 Saturnian Aurora
1998 (9)
- Nov 11 Aurora Above
- Oct 21 The Case of the Missing Aurora
- Oct 16 Io Aurora
- Sep 1 A Colorful Aurora
- May 5 Aurora at Midnight
- Mar 4 Aurora Over Alaska
- Feb 22 Southern Lights and Shuttle Glow
- Jan 23 Jovian Aurora
- Jan 9 Saturnian Aurora
1997 (5)
- Jun 9 An Auroral Ring on Jupiter
- Apr 18 Solar Storm Causes X-Ray Aurora
- Apr 2 A Complete Aurora
- Jan 26 Aurora and Orion
- Jan 1 Aurora Over Circle, Alaska
1996 (6)
- Dec 30 X-Ray Earth
- Nov 30 Aurora Astern
- Oct 18 Explanation:
- Jun 19 Aurora: Curtains in the Sky
- May 27 Aurora Crown the Earth
- May 6 Southern Lights and Shuttle Glow
1995 (2)
- Nov 14 Aurora and Orion
- Oct 26 Aurora Astern
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