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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Aurora Over Arctic Henge
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod ^ | 27 Mar, 2023 | Image Credit & Copyright: Cari Letelier

Posted on 03/27/2023 1:17:54 PM PDT by MtnClimber

Explanation: Reports of powerful solar flares started a seven-hour quest north to capture modern monuments against an aurora-filled sky. The peaks of iconic Arctic Henge in Raufarhöfn in northern Iceland were already aligned with the stars: some are lined up toward the exact north from one side and toward exact south from the other. The featured image, taken after sunset late last month, looks directly south, but since the composite image covers so much of the sky, the north star Polaris is actually visible at the very top of the frame. Also visible are familiar constellations including the Great Bear (Ursa Major) on the left, and the Hunter (Orion) on the lower right. The quest was successful. The sky lit up dramatically with bright and memorable auroras that shimmered with amazing colors including red, pink, yellow, and green -- sometimes several at once.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; aurora; nasa
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1 posted on 03/27/2023 1:17:54 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 03/27/2023 1:18:10 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; abb; AFB-XYZ; AFPhys; America_Right; AZ .44 MAG; ...
Pinging the APOD list.

🪐 🌟 🌌 🍔


3 posted on 03/27/2023 1:18:48 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Find the tripod.


4 posted on 03/27/2023 1:37:16 PM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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Beautiful.


5 posted on 03/27/2023 1:37:31 PM PDT by AFB-XYZ (Stand up, or bend over)
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How have I never heard of the Artic Henge?

I’m unhenged over this.


6 posted on 03/27/2023 1:37:39 PM PDT by DannyTN
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Skyrim!


7 posted on 03/27/2023 1:43:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: DannyTN

I never heard on the Arctic Henge either. We must have both missed the same day in school.


8 posted on 03/27/2023 1:45:36 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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They said Henge and we heard syringe and skipped class that day.


9 posted on 03/27/2023 1:50:38 PM PDT by DannyTN
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It looks like a 360deg all-sky rainbow.


10 posted on 03/27/2023 2:17:57 PM PDT by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars. A Man, and proud of it!)
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To: MtnClimber

beautiful.


11 posted on 03/27/2023 2:32:19 PM PDT by mylife (Big Donald J Trump socks psychology on the jaw...)
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Wow 🤩.


12 posted on 03/27/2023 2:35:02 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as.)
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First time I saw auroras was when I lived in North Dakota. Been awhile, so it is hard for me to remember in detail, but they weren’t full blown auroras. Mostly green.


13 posted on 03/27/2023 4:23:03 PM PDT by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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