Astronomy Picture of the Day: Creature Aurora Over Norway
Creature Aurora Over Norway It was Halloween and the sky looked like a creature. Exactly which creature, the astrophotographer was unsure but ( possibly you can suggest one ). Exactly what caused this eerie apparition in 2013 was sure: one of the best auroral displays in recent years. This spectacular aurora had an unusually high degree of detail . Pictured here , the vivid green and purple auroral colors are caused by high atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen reacting to a burst of incoming electrons . Birch trees in Tromsø , Norway formed an also eerie foreground . Recently, new photogenic auroras have accompanied new geomagnetic storms . November 18, 2018 via NASA https://ift.tt/2Dt1FJQ Manage this Applet ...