They’re some of the most illuminating photographs you’ll ever set eyes on.
Here we present the best aurora pictures taken around in the world in 2021, as chosen by travel and photography blog Capture the Atlas.
They are in the site’s Northern Lights Photographer of the Year collection, which it presents each year.
This year’s list includes images taken in countries such as the United States, Canada, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Australia, and New Zealand, by 25 photographers