Gorgeous Photos of the Northern Lights

While Tuesday was your best chance to see the northern lights overhead in a decade, the aurora borealis—so named if you’re above the equator, or the aurora australis for those in the Southern Hemisphere—put on a flamboyant display online from many points of view. If you missed the real thing outdoors, please enjoy an informal survey of the wide range of stunning images people posted on Twitter, Flickr, Facebook, and YouTube.