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| From Astronomy Picture of the Day |
Somewhat uncommon, an auroral corona appears as a center point for a surrounding display and may occur when an aurora develops directly overhead, or when auroral rays are pointed nearly toward the observer. This picturesque but brief green and purple aurora exhibition occurred last month high above Kvaløya, Tromsø, Norway. The Sessøyfjorden fjord runs through the foreground, while numerous stars are visible far in the distance.Wow! It's such a beautiful picture I figured I'd share it with you, along with perhaps get you in the habit of looking at some fabulous part of our universe each morning. I am always bedazzled by spiral galaxies, mostly, but this... just wow!
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Oh, my...how on earth did the photographer capture that?
ReplyDeletespectacular! like an angel bursting forth. :)
ReplyDeleteit is a gorgeous picture...i so want to see the northern lights in person one of these days....
ReplyDeleteLovely. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat is stunning. To see it in person would be amazing.
ReplyDeleteI like seeing outer space shots also. There is some jaw dropping beauty way out there. The recent Butterfly Nebula picture was awe inspiring.
I watch the aurora forecast in Fairbanks, Alaska. I will want to take a quick flight up there sometime in the next couple of years.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen this phenomenon and I've lived in the land of northern lights.
ReplyDeleteYou're so right -WOW!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! and in Seattle colors!
ReplyDeleteIncredible!
ReplyDeletealmost angelic!!!
ReplyDeleteWithout reading your post I was just in awe of your photographic skills!
ReplyDeleteWow! Not sure I've ever seen that before. Yes, truly amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photography. Imagine seeing that sky in person.
ReplyDeleteWow.. what an amazing display. Imagine looking outside your window and happening to see that.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine seeing this in person? It must be spectacular. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteNature creates things more beautiful than anything from the mind of Man.
ReplyDeleteMost interesting DJ. And thanks for you comment on my book review. It's that sort of thing that keeps me on with it....:)
ReplyDeleteEvery night (when it's not cloudy) when we walk the dog I look up at the stars and vow to do some homework and find out at least a little bit about the constellations. Somehow it never gets done. But I never expect I'll see a sky like that (I don't live far enough north). You're a little bit north of me. Ever seen anything like that in person? (It IS amazing!)
ReplyDeleteThank you Djan. That picture is stunning. Larry loves to watch the stars through his telescope at night when it is dark.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in Anchorage there was a group of Northern Lights watchers who would call one another when the Lights would start. It was usually very late at night or early morning. One night during a particularity brilliant display I saw something similar to this (not quite as well defined) but didn't realize what it was. Now I know. I do miss the Northern Lights.
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