Gusting solar winds and blasts of charged particles from the Sun resulted in several rewarding nights last December for those anticipating auroras . The above image captured dramatic auroras stretching across a sky near the town of Yellowknife in northern Canada . The auroras were so bright that they not only inspired awe , but were easily visible on an image exposure of only 1.3 seconds. A video taken concurrently shows the dancing sky lights evolving in real time as tourists, many there just to see auroras , respond with cheers. The conical dwellings on the image right are teepee s, while far in the background, near the image center, is the constellation of Orion .
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