This photo shows instances of the black aurora, the dark patches that sometimes form within an aurora where electrons escape upward. The photo was taken near Thompson, Manitoba, Canada, on Sept. 29, 2024, at 3:19 a.m. CDT. The photographer, Donna Lach, submitted this image to NASA’s Aurorasaurus citizen science project, which works with participants around the world to photograph, report and verify aurora sightings to advance auroral science. Learn more at www.aurorasaurus.org.