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Aurora borealis, Northern Lights over houses, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008
Aurora borealis, Northern Lights over houses, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008
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Aurora borealis, Northern Lights over woodland, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008
Aurora borealis, Northern Lights over woodland, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008
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Vivid Aurora borealis, Northern Lights, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008
Vivid Aurora borealis, Northern Lights, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008
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Vivid Aurora borealis, Northern Lights, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008
Vivid Aurora borealis, Northern Lights, Karasjok, Norway, February 2008
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