Astro-Porn of the Day: Gorgeous Northern Lights from the Solar Storm

[mckitterick]

Check out these movies of the Northern Lights (aka Aurora Borealis and Australis, depending on where you live on the globe). First up, a video time-lapse from a Norwegian neighborhood:

Another video time-lapse from across a city:

There are tons of great photos out there, too, such as this one of the Aurora Australis as seen FROM THE SPACE STATOPM. BY AN ASTRONAUT:


Click the image to see the International Space Station page about the solar storm.

Just WOW! I miss living in a part of the world where one can observe these amazing space shows.

Chris

Comments

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[karin-gastreich.livejournal.com]

Thanks for giving me something totally cool to look at during my lunch break!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Lovely, aren't they? I had to share!

[rose-lemberg.livejournal.com]

The most amazing Northern Lights I've ever seen were in Vorkuta as my mother and I lost our way and were freezing in the middle of the tundra. We almost died, but the view was awesome.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Wow, what a story! In the coldest and darkest places - places that are inhospitable to human life - that's where you'll enjoy the best astronomy.

[siro-gravity.livejournal.com]

WOOOOOOOOOW!!! they are just SO beautiful!!! you mentioned yesterday that I might have them here, but the clouds are so thick I can't even see the sun during the day. :(

I would so love to see this irl!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

It's as if you can see the magnetic forcefield protecting the Earth - gorgous and amazing!

Sorry you're having crappy weather for it.

[shelly-rae.livejournal.com]

I saw green and red sheets the first night but ever since its been rainy, rain rain. Sigh.
Anon

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Hooray for the first night! That's great - when I lived in Seattle, I never got a chance to see any aurora. Should have camped on a mountaintop... though my one overnight on Table Mountain during a star party got rained out.

[mongrelheart.livejournal.com]

Ooh, those are amazing! Thanks for posting :):)

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Happy to share!

[carmy-w.livejournal.com]

Cool!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Totally!

[lingster1.livejournal.com]

Oh how I wish! Far too much light pollution here in Long Beach, and certainly too far south. I've been to Anchorage twice in January, but both times the sky was cloudy every night.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Isn't that just how it goes!