Photography by © Royce Bair - Starry night sky and Milky Way over Jackson Lake and Tetons, Grand Teton National Park
Airglow and faint aurora borealis or northern lights (due to recent massive solar flares) seen over the Teton Range on July 17, 2012 at 12:55 AM, as clouds roll in. Twenty minutes later, the sky was almost completely obscured with cloud cover. This is looking over Jackson Lake. The light on the lake is from the Signal Mountain marina. The Grand Teton is on the far left. Mount Moran is in the center (directly west @ 270º). Above Moran is the yellow-orange star, Arcturus, and the bright one above that is Izar, both in the constellation Bootes (see notes). The brightest blue star at the very top (directly in line with Moran) is Alphekka, in the constellation Corona Borealis.
Sunset over Jackson Lake and Mount Moran, Grand Teton National Park - taken from Signal Mountain
Sunset behind Grand Tetons, with rustic rail fence in foreground - Grand Teton National Park
Sunburst through clouds at sunset over Grand Teton mountain range, Grand Teton National Park
Sunburst through clouds at sunset over Grand Teton mountain range, Grand Teton National Park
National Park highway to the Grand Teton mountain range
Curved highway, road into the country and forest
Rays and shafts of light dance behind the peak of the Grand Teton mountain as the sun begins to set directly behind it.
Sunset over Jackson Lake and Mount Moran, Grand Teton National Park - taken from Signal Mountain
Sunset over Jackson Lake and Mount Moran, Grand Teton National Park - taken from Signal Mountain
Sunset over Jackson Lake and Mount Moran, Grand Teton National Park - taken from Signal Mountain
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