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I'm loving everyone's pictures of the aurora!

A lot of these pictures don't have alt text though, and I get it, it's something that's probably indescribable. But I want to try anyway:

I could say that it's a filmy wash of colors in the sky that starts pink at the top and fades to yellowy-green, but that doesn't capture their majesty. Because the most breathtaking part of the Aurora is how it makes you feel. The bright bands of light that vibrate down like wavering harp strings give a depth of perspective in the atmosphere. The lights are at the top of the sky, and there is so much beyond it, the feeling of smallness is close to fear. The lights aren't constant, they pulse and writhe like living things, like the sky is alive and talking to you through glimmering ribbons. They look like song, like those old gospel choir tunes that give you goosebumps.