Aurora Borealis over Eagle River, Alaska

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Aurora Borealis over Eagle River, Alaska

Aurora Borealis over Eagle River, AlaskaAstrophotographer Michael Burch: "The Aurora was so brilliant and strong I was able to see the pink color dancing in the sky with my naked eye, it was an incredible start to the new year!"The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, occurs in an upper layer of Earth’s atmosphere called the ionosphere, but they typically originate with activity on the Sun. Occasionally, during explosions called c…