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Light over water

Angelo F. Gambino/Angela Terracina

The aurora borealis shimmers above Systrafoss waterfall in Iceland as stars pirouette around the North Celestial Pole on the night of Oct. 13, 2025. This star trail image stacks 35 exposures of 32 seconds each, taken with a Nikon DSLR at f/5 and ISO 800.