aurora

October 2024 — West Lafayette, Indiana

This photo captures the mesmerizing phenomenon of the aurora borealis illuminating the night sky above a dark, silhouetted landscape. The sky is filled with soft, glowing bands of light, predominantly in ethereal shades of pale green and light purple, which appear to shimmer and spread across the upper portion of the frame. Numerous small, faint stars are visible through the auroral glow, adding to the celestial beauty seen from Lafayette, Indiana. Along the horizon, a dark, irregular profile of a distant treeline forms the lower boundary of the image, with variations in height. This dark foreground emphasizes the vibrancy of the sky. In the far distance, subtle glows of artificial light, possibly from a distant part of Lafayette or a neighboring area, can be discerned, along with the faint outline of what appears to be a communication tower or spire. The overall impression is one of profound natural wonder and the quiet majesty of a night sky transformed by an atmospheric light show in the Indiana sky.

© 2024 Mukul Agarwal