Oregon Aurora

Photo: Brad Goldpaint - view more fantastic shots at Brad's website

Photographer Brad Goldpaint captured the northern lights over Crater Lake, Oregon, like you've never seen before:

A double-burst of solar particles sparked auroral lights over the weekend, as expected — but at least in some parts of the world, the colors were not what you'd expect. Instead of the typical greenish glow, observers reported seeing reds, pinks, violets and even blues.

Alan Boyle of MSNBC's Photoblog has more here.