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Posted on 02/10/2026 11:54:34 AM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Raise your arms if you see an aurora. With those instructions, two nights went by with, well, clouds -- mostly. On the third night of returning to same peaks, though, the sky not only cleared up but lit up with a spectacular auroral display. Arms went high in the air, patience and experience paid off, and the creative featured image was captured as a composite from three separate exposures. The setting is a summit of the Austnesfjorden (a fjord) close to the town of Svolvear on the Lofoten islands in northern Norway. The year was 2014. This year, our Sun is just passing solar maximum, the peak in its 11-year surface activity cycle. As expected, some spectacular auroras have recently resulted.
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Wow.
Ragnarok is underway.
Okay, that one’s a contest winner.
WOW
Smells of AI
It would be EXCEPT for the self-promoting human figure at the top of the mountain. APOD has got to stop this sort of thing because it blatantly destroys the integrity of the photographs.
That is a striking photograph! Love the green…..
**Smells of AI**
Well, at least some time lapse, when looking at the solid white line of light on the highway.
It predates A.I. This photo has been used on the APOD before.
Yeah the guy wasn’t there, but suck a cool shot
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