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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Aurora Banks Peninsula
Nasa ^ | 17 May, 2024 | Image Credit & Copyright: Kavan Chay

Posted on 05/17/2024 11:25:03 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Explanation: This well-composed composite panoramic view looks due south from Banks Peninsula near Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island. The base of a tower-like rocky sea stack is awash in the foreground, with stars of the Southern Cross at the top of the frame and planet Earth's south celestial pole near center. Still, captured on May 11, vibrant aurora australis dominate the starry southern sea and skyscape. The shimmering southern lights were part of extensive auroral displays that entertained skywatchers in northern and southern hemispheres around planet Earth, caused by intense geomagnetic storms. The extreme spaceweather was triggered by the impact of coronal mass ejections launched from powerful solar active region AR 3664.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa
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1 posted on 05/17/2024 11:25:03 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 05/17/2024 11:25:22 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; abb; AFB-XYZ; AFPhys; Agatsu77; America_Right; ...
Pinging the APOD list

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3 posted on 05/17/2024 11:26:08 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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As usual, it looks like a cheeseburger.


4 posted on 05/17/2024 11:26:56 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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To: MtnClimber

Is that a guy wearing a hat on the rock?


5 posted on 05/17/2024 11:29:18 AM PDT by DannyTN
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It looks like one of those pink hats that the crazy women protesters wear.


6 posted on 05/17/2024 11:34:02 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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LOL, a vagina hat? could be.
I thought that was an elbow sticking out on the left, but maybe those are breasts.
and the figure looks like it’s in a kneeling position like Trump just won an election.


7 posted on 05/17/2024 12:11:27 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: MtnClimber

Outstanding. Iā€™m angry with myself for missing them this time. Who knows, we may yet have another event.


8 posted on 05/17/2024 4:15:30 PM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! šŸ”­)
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To: shaggy eel

Ping


9 posted on 05/17/2024 6:30:21 PM PDT by null and void (Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you, except our side, of course!)
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To: null and void; MtnClimber

,,, saw the light show from Waiterere Beach, west coast of southern end of the North Island. Thanks for this amazing shot!


10 posted on 07/26/2024 9:06:42 PM PDT by shaggy eel
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Very good! I have never seen the light show before.


11 posted on 07/27/2024 3:34:14 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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