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Astronomy Picture of the Day - A Phoenix Aurora over Iceland
APOD.NASA.gov ^
| 3 Jan, 2021
| Image Credit & Copyright: Hallgrimur P. Helgason; Rollover Annotation: Judy Schmidt
Posted on 01/03/2021 4:13:02 PM PST by MtnClimber
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posted on
01/03/2021 4:13:19 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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posted on
01/03/2021 4:13:48 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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So the Science Ninja Team is real, eh?
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posted on
01/03/2021 4:31:58 PM PST
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Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: All
oh noes!!! It’s the Terrordactyl!
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posted on
01/03/2021 4:48:25 PM PST
by
BipolarBob
(It's 2021 in the year of our Covid.)
To: MtnClimber
Is this real? I thought auroras occurred in the Northern Sky, not near the ecliptic.
ML/NJ
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posted on
01/03/2021 4:48:28 PM PST
by
ml/nj
To: MtnClimber
God is so wonderfully clever.
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posted on
01/03/2021 5:00:29 PM PST
by
upchuck
(The deep state swamp: You gotta be a snake killer or a snake. ~ h/t .44 Special)
To: ml/nj
Iceland is pretty far north.
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posted on
01/03/2021 5:03:06 PM PST
by
piasa
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To: MtnClimber
The Vikings would have flipped out!
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posted on
01/03/2021 5:10:35 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: piasa
Iceland is pretty far north. I know where Iceland is. But I also know the Northern Sky, and that's where Auroras appear.
ML/NJ
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posted on
01/03/2021 6:01:26 PM PST
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ml/nj
To: MtnClimber
Look !!!! Up in the sky !!!! It’s a bird,,,, it’s a plane,,,, it’s a ,,,, darn,,,, just another aurora
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posted on
01/03/2021 6:21:44 PM PST
by
progunner
(no compromise)
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posted on
01/03/2021 8:12:19 PM PST
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Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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posted on
01/03/2021 9:48:03 PM PST
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BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: Olog-hai
Well done! Ya beat me to it!
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posted on
01/03/2021 9:48:38 PM PST
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BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: ml/nj
Massive magnetic solar flares generated by the sun can cause auroras to appear in the tropics, though they are exceedingly rare. I’ve yet to see an aurora in the sky.
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posted on
01/03/2021 9:51:14 PM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: progunner
a Phung Hua - Vietnamese (or close to it) for Phoenix Bird.
What a sight.
To: BradyLS
Yes, the “Fiery Phoenix” in the version you mention, or “Kagaku Ninpo Hinotori” in the original.
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posted on
01/03/2021 11:33:41 PM PST
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Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: MtnClimber
Question: what does the statement “digitally-composed, image mosaic” mean?
Does this mean it is a merged image from multiple photographs taken one after another?
Cheers.
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posted on
01/04/2021 4:52:32 AM PST
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poconopundit
(Hard oak fist in an Irish velvet glove: Kayleigh the Shillelagh we salute your work!)
To: Jamestown1630
Wow! That was an incredible series of photos of the starlings!
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posted on
01/04/2021 4:57:21 AM PST
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MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
Phoenix .............. are we sure it’s not Tucson?...................
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posted on
01/04/2021 5:07:12 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(TREASON is the REASON for the SLEAZIN'.................................)
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