APOD: Auroras over Northern Canada (2022 Oct 09)

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APOD: Auroras over Northern Canada (2022 Oct 09)

Post by APOD Robot » Sun Oct 09, 2022 4:06 am

Image Auroras over Northern Canada

Explanation: Gusting solar winds and blasts of charged particles from the Sun resulted in several rewarding nights of auroras back in 2014 December, near the peak of the last 11-year solar cycle. The featured 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 tipis, while far in the background, near the image center, is the constellation of Orion. Auroras may increase again over the next few years as our Sun again approaches solar maximum.

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Re: APOD: Auroras over Northern Canada (2022 Oct 09)

Post by orin stepanek » Sun Oct 09, 2022 3:02 pm

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Fantastically beautiful Autrora! 8-) The Ti-pis are nice all lit up like
that; awesome!
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Kitty is in Awe also! :lol2:
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Re: APOD: Auroras over Northern Canada (2022 Oct 09)

Post by johnnydeep » Sun Oct 09, 2022 3:29 pm

Wow - the corresponding real-time video at the first Vimeo link is extremely impressive. Better than fireworks on the fourth of July! I really need to see that live before I die. (Note: the "conical dwelling" Vimeo link is defunct.)
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