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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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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: aurora
Publications with words: aurora
See also:
- APOD: 2024 December 8 Á Aurora around Saturns North Pole
- APOD: 2024 October 16 Á Colorful Aurora over New Zealand
- APOD: 2024 October 13 Á Aurora Timelapse Over Italian Alps
- Northern Lights, West Virginia
- Aurora Australis and the International Space Station
- APOD: 2024 June 26 Á Timelapse: Aurora, SAR, and the Milky Way
- APOD: 2024 June 12 Á Aurora over Karkonosze Mountains