--- description: A strong geomagnetic storm enhanced the aurora borealis on Tuesday night title: See the 9 Most Breathtaking Photos of the Northern Lights image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte95ca4f50cd87ab4/6987841e3c1639acf24524fd/northern-lights-aurora-2015-07.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [astronomy](/tag/astronomy/) ## astronomy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See the 9 Most Breathtaking Photos of the Northern Lights by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 18, 2015 3:45 PM CUT  The Northern Lights are seen over Usk Reservoir at the Brecon Beacons, Wales, on March 17, 2015. The Northern Lights are seen over Usk Reservoir at the Brecon Beacons, Wales, on March 17, 2015.Polly Thomas—Rex USA by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 18, 2015 3:45 PM CUT  The Northern Lights are seen over Usk Reservoir at the Brecon Beacons, Wales, on March 17, 2015. Polly Thomas—Rex USA  The Northern Lights near Salgotarjan, Hungary, on March 18, 2015. Peter Komka—EPA  The Northern Lights over Grimersta Lodge on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis on March 18, 2015. Sandie Maciver—Demotix/Corbis  The Northern Lights above the Staffordshire moorlands in England on March 17, 2015. Michael Scott—Demotix/Corbis  The Northern Lights over Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides in the early hours of March 18, 2015. Sandie Maciver—Demotix/Corbis  The Northern Lights (Aurora borealis) are seen on the sky above Pilisszentkereszt, Hungary, on March 18, 2015. Balazs Mohai—EPA  The Northern Lights over the Callanish Stones, Grimersta and Shawbost on Lewis and Harris hills on March 17, 2015. Sandie Maciver—Demotix/Corbis  The Northern Lights over the Callanish Stones, Grimersta and Shawbost on Lewis and Harris hills on March 17, 2015. Sandie Maciver—Demotix/Corbis  The Northern Lights over a country road near Lietzen in Maerkisch-Oderland, Germany, on March 17, 2015. Patrick Pleul—EPA ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3749031/see-northern-lights-aurora-borealis-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3749031/see-northern-lights-aurora-borealis-photos/"},"headline":"See the 9 Most Breathtaking Photos of the Northern Lights","datePublished":"2015-03-18T15:45:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:05:00.707Z","description":"A strong geomagnetic storm enhanced the aurora borealis on Tuesday night. Watch highlights from the natural light show here.","url":"https://time.com/3749031/see-northern-lights-aurora-borealis-photos/","keywords":["astronomy","Science topic","photography","nature","Iceland"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte95ca4f50cd87ab4/6987841e3c1639acf24524fd/northern-lights-aurora-2015-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte95ca4f50cd87ab4/6987841e3c1639acf24524fd/northern-lights-aurora-2015-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Northern Lights are seen over Usk Reservoir at the Brecon Beacons, Wales, on March 17, 2015.","caption":"The Northern Lights are seen over Usk Reservoir at the Brecon Beacons, Wales, on March 17, 2015.","creditText":"Polly Thomas—Rex USA","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/astronomy/","name":"astronomy"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3749031/see-northern-lights-aurora-borealis-photos/","name":"See the 9 Most Breathtaking Photos of the Northern Lights"}}]}] ```