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Credit & Copyright: Robert Schwarz
(U. Wisconsin)
Explanation:
Looking out from the
bottom of the world,
strange and spectacular
sights are sometimes observed.
Such was the case during the long
Antarctic
night of 1998, as awesome
aurora sub-storms were photographed above scientific outposts.
Visible in the left foreground of the
above photograph is the
Martin A. Pomerantz
Observatory while the now defunct
SPIREX telescope canvas dome is visible to its right.
The outside temperature at the time this photograph
was taken was about -73
Celcius (-100 Fahrenheit),
although a slightly heated box sheltered the camera.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Antarctica - aurora
Publications with words: Antarctica - aurora
See also:
- APOD: 2024 March 10 Á A Total Eclipse at the End of the World
- APOD: 2024 January 14 Á Dragon Aurora over Iceland
- APOD: 2024 January 3 Á A SAR Arc from New Zealand
- APOD: 2023 December 12 Á Aurora and Milky Way over Norway
- The SAR and the Milky Way
- APOD: 2023 November 5 Á Creature Aurora Over Norway
- APOD: 2023 October 22 Á Ghost Aurora over Canada