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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Ночь на зловещей планете http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1391316/eng |
Credit & Copyright: Stéphane
Vetter
(Nuits sacrées)
Explanation:
What spooky planet is this?
Planet
Earth of course,
on a dark and stormy night in 2013 at
Hverir, a geothermally active
area
along the volcanic
landscape in northeastern
Iceland.
Geomagnetic storms produced the
auroral display in the
starry night sky
while ghostly towers of steam and gas venting
from fumaroles
danced against the eerie greenish light.
Tonight, there is also a chance for
geomagnetic storms
triggered by recent solar activity, so high-latitude skygazers
should beware.
Ghostly shapes
may dance
in your neighborhood pretty soon, too.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.