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Credit & Copyright: Kwon, O Chul
(TWAN)
Explanation:
Gusting solar winds
and blasts of charged particles from the Sun
resulted in several rewarding nights last December for those anticipating
auroras.
The above
image
captured dramatic auroras stretching across a sky near the town of
Yellowknife in
northern
Canada.
The auroras
were so bright that they not only
inspired awe,
but were easily visible on an image exposure of only 1.3 seconds.
A video taken concurrently shows the dancing
sky lights evolving in real time as tourists, many there just to see
auroras, respond with cheers.
The conical dwellings
on the image right are
teepees,
while far in the background, near the image center, is the
constellation of Orion.
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: aurora
Publications with words: aurora
See also:
- 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
- APOD: 2023 April 19 Á Auroral Storm over Lapland