Posted on 05/18/2015 9:57:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: It was one of the quietest nights of aurora in weeks. Even so, in northern- Iceland during last November, faint auroras lit up the sky every clear night. The featured 360-degree panorama is the digital fusion of four wide-angle cameras each simultaneously taking 101 shots over 42 minutes. In the foreground is serene Lake Myvatn dotted with picturesque rock formations left over from ancient lava flows. Low green auroras sweep across the sky above showing impressive complexity near the horizon. Stars far in the distance appear to show unusual trails -- as the Earth turned -- because early exposures were artificially faded.
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I love it, love it, love it, LOVE IT!!
Here's what they look like from the 'other side'...............
Thank you, RB... it is just so magical. Like something you’d see in a special effects movie. Just stunning....
This last one looks like a gas stove burner on simmer......................
The auroras are centered around the Magnetic North and South Poles, not the physical poles. As you can see from this map, they move! During the late 1800's and early 1900's it was so far south, Auroras could be seen in the mid US....................
Blocks the view of my beloved Svalbard. Beautiful!
As you can see from this map, the magnetic and physical poles are almost back together in alignment!..................
It does! A low simmer. Seeing the aurora is on my bucket list. I just think it is something I want to see before I pass on. I know.. probably a silly thing to add but even as a child.. I thought it was magic on earth. (and I’ve only seen pictures or something on a tv show about them). I can imagine seeing them with your own eyes is something spectacular.
I have never seen one, either.
I hear they are or appear to be animated..................
I hear there are different colors, too. Some have purple in them.. some blue. I hear they “dance”.
Colors dancing! No LSD required.....................
They move cuz the axis of the earth moves - we be on a wobbly planet.
This is so cool - I want to see this phenomenon in person before I die.
I have seen it, in northern Michigan. Put it together with the numbing cold, the layers and layers of clothing, the fog of your breath, the absolute pristine snow and the deafening silence of winter at night, and you have a memory that will stay with you forever.
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Okay! No more complaints about terrestrial shots!
This one makes up for at least ten drab ones, not that the drab ones don’t have their spectacular sections as well.
Love this one, Mr. Civilizations.
Thank you for the post and ping.
But watch out for *JoeProBono’s dinosaur!
*Courtesy ping, and Hi, Joe!
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