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Credit & Copyright: Bud Kuenzli
Explanation:
Sometimes, after your eyes adapt to the dark, a spectacular sky appears.
In this case, a picturesque lake lies in front of you, beautiful green
aurora flap high above you, brilliant stars shine far
in the distance, and, for a brief moment, a
bright meteor streaks by.
This digitally fused breathtaking panorama was captured late last month across one
of the
Chena Lakes
in
North Pole,
Alaska,
USA, and includes the
Pleiades
open cluster of stars on the image right.
The shot is unusual not only for the
many wonders it has captured simultaneously,
but because lakes this far north tend to freeze and become
non-reflecting before a
sky this dark can be photographed.
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: aurora borealis - meteor
Publications with words: aurora borealis - meteor
See also:
- Fireball over Iceland
- APOD: 2023 August 23 Á The Meteor and the Galaxy
- APOD: 2023 July 30 Á Spiral Aurora over Icelandic Divide
- APOD: 2023 July 24 Á Chemicals Glow as a Meteor Disintegrates
- APOD: 2023 July 16 Á Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps
- APOD: 2023 July 4 Á Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall
- APOD: 2023 April 25 Á Northern Lights over Southern Europe