Northern Lights above Teton Mountains in Idaho

Northern Lights above Teton Mountains in Idaho

Photographer Glenn McCreery: "The photo of the colorful aurora featured [here] was captured from eastern Idaho on May 11, 2024, at 10:47 p.m. local time. I was positioned about 5 miles (8 km) south of the town of Driggs, Idaho. Lights of the town are shown in the foreground, with the silhouetted Teton Mountain Range in the background. The highest peak in the range, Grand Teton, is at center. Thanks primarily to the long shutter speed, the colors in the photograph are more brilliant and saturated than the human eye can perceive."

The Teton Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It extends for approximately 40 miles (64 km) in a north–south direction through the U.S. state of Wyoming, east of the Idaho state line. It is south of Yellowstone National Park, and most of the east side of the range is within Grand Teton National Park.

Grand Teton National Park:

https://www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm

Photo Details: Canon 6D camera; Sony ART 24 mm lens; f1.4; 10 second exposure; ISO 1250. 

 

Image & Caption Credit: Glenn McCreery

Driggs, Idaho Coordinates: 43.7232, -111.1109

Image Date: May 11, 2024

Release Date: Aug. 12, 2024

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