A rare shot with Auroras and Light Pillars in the same image
Last night in Muonio, Finland, Antti Pietikäinen hiked out onto the frozen surface of the River Muonio to get away from glaring city lights. “I was trying to get a better view of the auroras,” he says. Turns out, he got a great view of both
“I had a rare shot with auroras and light pillars in the same image,” says Pietikäinen.
Light pillars are a common sight around northern cities in winter. Urban lights bounce off ice crystals in the air, producing tall luminous columns sometimes mistaken for auroras.
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