The northern lights create spellbinding display above Alaskan sky

A MESMERISING mix of neon green, deep purple, golden yellow and red illuminate the sky giving a winter feeling as the festive season gets underway.

The northern lights, one of natures great displays, is an ever-changing light show which transformed Alaska's dark and desolate skies into an enchanting and elusive attraction for a few lucky spectators to enjoy.

The natural light show is caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere.

Photographer Carl Johnson, 45, was lucky enough to snap the spectacular beams of light on a crystal clear Autumn evening.