ATHABASCA CAVE, CANADA
Athabasca cave is located on the edge of Canada's Athabasca Glacier, near the Columbia Icefield. During the day, visitors experience sculptural, blue-hued ice formations. Those who brave the cold night can sometimes see auroras above the sprawling ice.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JUAN PABLO DE MIGUEL MORENO, AURORA
KHUMBU BASECAMP, MOUNT EVEREST
Mountaineer's headlamps create light trails at night at Mount Everest's basecamp.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JAKE NORTON, AURORA
GHAJN TUTA CAVE, MALTA
The moon and a roaring campfire light the way for climbers at Malta's Ghajn Tuta Cave.
PHOTOGRAPH BY WILLIAM ATTARD MCCARTHY
PANTHER FALLS, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, CANADA
Northern lights fill the night sky above Panther Falls in Canada's Banff National Park.
PHOTOGRAPH BY PAUL ZIZKA, AURORA
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH
A photographer uses extra lights to illuminate the North Window Arch and make this dramatic portrait under the stars at Arches National Park.
PHOTOGRAPH BY BRAD GOLDPAINT, AURORA
PEYTO LAKE, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, CANADA
A snowboarder carves through the snow above Canada's Peyto Lake in Banff National Park.
PHOTOGRAPH BY PAUL ZIZKA, AURORA
KIRKJUFELLSFOSS WATERFALL, ICELAND
Visitors brave cold weather for the chance to photograph stars above Kirkjufellsfoss Waterfall in Iceland.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ARCTIC IMAGES/ALAMY
KHUMBU, MOUNT EVEREST
Climbers' tents offer epic night sky views from the Khumbu ridgeline on the Nepali side of Mount Everest.
PHOTOGRAPH BY GABE ROGEL, AURORA
PEYTO LAKE, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, CANADA
A visitor soaks in sparkling northern lights near Peyto Lake in Banff National Park.
PHOTOGRAPH BY PAUL ZIZKA, AURORA
CECRET LAKE, UTAH
Cecret Lake is known for its stunning wildflowers but visitors can also stay late to soak in the night sky. Here a hiker's headlamp mirrors the striking moonlight highlighting the landscape.
PHOTOGRAPH BY BEN GIRARDI, AURORA
SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK, NEPAL
A brilliant night sky reflects in the Gokyo Lakes in Sagarmatha National Park of Nepal. The Gokyo Lakes are the world’s highest freshwater lake system.
PHOTOGRAPH BY STOCKTREK/ALAMY
COLORADO RIVER, UTAH
Rafters pause along the Colorado River to see dazzling stars in the night sky.
PHOTOGRAPH BY AURORA PHOTOS/ALAMY
KIRUNA, SWEDEN
Dogsledders glide in below zero temperatures in Sweden. Those brave enough to endure the cold can sometimes see the northern lights.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHNATHAN AMPERSAND ESPER
SAHALE GLACIER, WASHINGTON
A photographer makes a self-portrait under the starry sky at Sahale Glacier in Washington State.
PHOTOGRAPH BY EVGENY VASENEV, AURORA
LOFOTEN ISLANDS, NORWAY
Visitors soak in the night sky and views of the northern lights in Norway.
PHOTOGRAPH BY CODY DUNCAN, AURORA
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