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Sparks fly with Northern lights

February 17, 2011

Sparks flySparks fly in these dramatic photographs capturing an artist swinging burning steel wool above his head, while the Northern lights – or aurora borealis – appear in the sky behind him in Mo i Rana, Norway…

Frost Crystals on Hawthorn

January 17, 2011

Frost Crystals

The British Isles along with much of Northern Europe experienced a very cold winter last year (2009/2010), but the current winter has thus far been even colder.  Photographer: Jeanette Stafford

Frosted Leaf Orion

November 17, 2010

Orion

Captured above Japan earlier this month, a picturesque night sky was photographed behind a picturesque frosted leaf. The reflecting ice crystals on the leaf coolly mimic the shining stars far in the background. Photographer Masahiro Miyasaka