Posted on 09/16/2023 11:33:39 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: On September 12, from a location just south of the Arctic Circle, stones of Iceland's modern Arctic Henge point skyward in this startling scene. Entertaining an intrepid group of aurora hunters during a geomagnetic storm, alluring northern lights dance across the darkened sky when a stunning fireball meteor explodes. Awestruck, the camera-equipped skygazers captured video and still images of the boreal bolide, at its peak about as bright as a full moon. Though quickly fading from view, the fireball left a lingering visible trail or persistent train. The wraith-like trail was seen for minutes wafting in the upper atmosphere at altitudes of 60 to 90 kilometers along with the auroral glow.
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Beautiful!
Thanks so much!
PING to a buddy who loves The Northern Lights.
In the late ‘80s, some friends and I went to our “dark sky” site to set up our telescopes for a night of looking for “faint fuzzies” (galaxies and nebulae) and planets, and had a fireball lite up the night sky like daytime-MUCH brighter than this one. It left a trail that lasted about a half-an-hour. It was amazing to see, and pretty much ruined the rest of the night, all we could talk about was how brilliant it was!
Haven’t seen anything like it since…
Beautiful! THANKS!
Boreal bolide!
The Northrn Lights have seen strange sights...
And there on the marge of Lake LaFarge we cremated Sam McGee.
WOW! Nice!
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