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Again this green overrides the red; blue and orange clasp each other in their rapid flight; violet darts tear through a broad flush of yellow and countless tongues of white flame, formed of these uniting streams, rush aloft and lick the skies…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Aurora Collection ™\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Parkhurst","offers":[{"title":"17x24","offer_id":48043065835745,"sku":"aurora-borealis-frederic-church-17x24","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/3691\/7473\/files\/aurora-borealis-frederic-church.jpg?v=1776141857"},{"product_id":"aurora-collage","title":"Aurora Collage","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAurora Borealis Collage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Pegasus;\"\u003eAlaska\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Pegasus;\"\u003e’s great Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) displays make one-of-a-kind appearances \u0026amp; cover the entire spectrum of colors.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey will materialize and disappear when they want and where they want.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey will meander over the entire landmasses of Canada, Alaska and Russia at once.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhereas in the southern hemisphere mirrored views of the Aurora Australis are occurring at the same time over the Antarctic Ocean.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe Aurora will always remain an untouchable and powerful mystery.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Pegasus;\"\u003eThis collage of rare aurora images from The Aurora Collection® spans 20 years.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey cover the night skies from Denali to the Copper River Delta to the Alaska Range and points in between, resulting in thousands of hours of “patience and cold fingers”, waiting for Nature’s ultimate radiance to play across the Heavens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'BoisterBlack','serif';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Aurora Collection ™\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Parkhurst","offers":[{"title":"16x24","offer_id":48043065868513,"sku":"aurora-collage-16x24","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/3691\/7473\/files\/aurora-collage_c4f3315d-a983-4325-9b8c-5bd3b3ada7d0.jpg?v=1772618099"},{"product_id":"scenic-alaska-collage","title":"Scenic Alaska Collage","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eScenic Alaska Collage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDramatic scenes occur across all day, every day throughout the four seasons. 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