Posted on 07/04/2023 2:23:20 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: It seemed like the sky exploded. The original idea was to photograph an aurora over a waterfall. After waiting for hours under opaque clouds, though, hope was running out. Others left. Then, unexpectedly, the clouds moved away. Suddenly, particles from a large solar magnetic storm were visible impacting the Earth's upper atmosphere with full effect. The night sky filled with colors and motion in a thrilling auroral display. Struggling to steady the camera from high Earthly winds, the 34 exposures that compose the featured image were taken. The resulting featured composite image shows the photogenic Godafoss (Goðafoss) waterfall in northern Iceland in front of a very active aurora in late February. The solar surface explosion that expelled the energetic particles occurred a few days before. Our Sun is showing an impressive amount of surface activity as it approaches solar maximum, indicating that more impressive auroras are likely to appear in Earth's northern and southern sky over the next few years.
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stunning
Thank you MtnClimber!
That is just gorgeous!
PING to my buddy who loves the Aurora!
Definitely a “WOW!” scenery!
I’m curious, how long do auroras last? Are they rather fleeting?
I think that they just last as long as there are new solar particles streaming in. I think that if particle streams stop then the aurora is gone in seconds.
Thank you MtnClimber!
That is just gorgeous!
PING to my buddy who loves the Aurora!
God truly is a wonderful artist.
Sorry for the double post!
Looks kinda like an umbrella hanging over a crater.
They dance and sway and shape shift, materialize and dematerialize.
There’s a certain sound/voice in the air as well.
Godafoss is right off of the Ring Road. Google Street View even goes to the parking lot.
Magic.
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