Astrophotographer captures stunning views of northern lights and STEVE during brief encounter (photos, video)

A long red stream of light arches over the night sky, in the background is the milky way appearing as a thick band of stars running from the top of the image down to the horizon.

During a brief solar substorm overnight between July 31 and Aug. 1, full-time aurora chaser Justin Anderson proved that "being in the right place at the right time" pays off big time when it comes to hunting the northern lights.