Daze of the week: A glittering gallery of Northern Lights from the past seven days (thanks to biggest solar storms in six years)
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Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner • 13 years ago • 6 comments
The Northern Lights were captured on camera this week in Southern Iceland ( Mail Online )
Over the past week, fantastic displays of the Northern Lights have occurred in Norway, Iceland... and even the UK.
The spectacular shows in the night sky were due to the biggest solar storm in more than six years, which bombarded Earth with radiation.
Here, we present some of the best images taken of the lights, known as the aurora borealis. ( Cont'd )
Video: Time Lapse Video of Aurora Borealis over Kristiansund, Norway. (Timelapse from 23:30 to 02:02 CET on January 24, 2012.)
Timelapse from 23:30 to 02:02 CET on January 24, 2012.
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Cool!
I wonder why green?
"Which atoms the electrons encounter when they hit the Earth either oxygen or nitrogen and the altitude at which they meet, determine whether the colours are green, red, blue or purple."
That was amazing video. I got so hooked that I checked out other ones... some even more amazing!
Thanks Rich.