News Earth STEVE and other aurora-like glows perplex scientists with their complex physics Scientists are struggling to figure out the right recipe of atmospheric conditions that create STEVE (purple) and its sidekick, the picket fence (green), seen in this all-sky photo from Alberta, Canada. © 2022 Alan Dyer/AmazingSky.com Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Maria Temming December 20, 2023 at 10:00 am From the pristine dark of his backyard in rural Alberta, Canada, Alan Dyer has taken stunning photos of a rare sky glow called STEVE.