Posted on 02/20/2022 2:52:32 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Sometimes both heaven and Earth erupt. Colorful auroras erupted unexpectedly a few years ago, with green aurora appearing near the horizon and brilliant bands of red aurora blooming high overhead. A bright Moon lit the foreground of this picturesque scene, while familiar stars could be seen far in the distance. With planning, the careful astrophotographer shot this image mosaic in the field of White Dome Geyser in Yellowstone National Park in the western USA. Sure enough, just after midnight, White Dome erupted -- spraying a stream of water and vapor many meters into the air. Geyser water is heated to steam by scalding magma several kilometers below, and rises through rock cracks to the surface. About half of all known geysers occur in Yellowstone National Park. Although the geomagnetic storm that caused the auroras subsided within a day, eruptions of White Dome Geyser continue about every 30 minutes.
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That steam is curiously terminated on the right in a very vertical edge?
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Cool pic.
Is that normal for an aurora with that south of a latitude?
Spectacular. Thanx.
The photographer hit the jackpot there! Wow!
I think the wind was blowing the steam to the left, but I was not there!
I think Yellowstone is prety far south, but when I lived in Colorado, even farther south, the Aurora was sometimes visible.
i have learned something new today, thanks.
I don’t think is common for the Aurora to be that far south. With solar mass ejection events you can predict days in advance that the Aurora will not be normal. But, I don’t think it is ever certain.
Time lapse photo is my guess. Geyser shoots straight up and steam blows to the left of the stream.
In all my years I’ve never seen one.
...Plenty of photos but never the experience of seeing one.
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