Here is a full-resolution group photo (6.9 MB) from the 2013 light and color meeting, held in Fairbanks, Alaska during 5-8 August 2013. Thanks to Ken Sassen for being our host and conference organizer! (Photo by Joseph A Shaw)

Group picture from 2013 light & color meeting – Fairbanks, AK (Joseph A Shaw)

The 2013 meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who participated, attended, or sent good wishes. We had a beautiful display of noctilucent clouds late on  the meeting, as is shown in this image (copyright Joseph A. Shaw).

Noctilucent clouds and the Geophysical Institute (Joseph A. Shaw).

On the flight home, many people reported seeing great optical phenomena – including me (Joseph Shaw, Montana State University). I had superb displays of both noctilucent clouds and aurora as I flew through western Canada. Here are two samples …

Noctilucent clouds seen from 11.8 km above western Canada (Joseph A Shaw)

Noctilucent clouds and the Aurora Borealis over western Canada (Joseph A Shaw)

Aurora Borealis from 11.8 km over central Canada (Joseph A Shaw).

Here is a link where you can view 260 of my pictures from this trip.