Astrophoto: Aurora Borealis above Norway by Orvill Aakra

by dianne on September 27, 2011

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Astrophoto: Aurora Borealis above Norway by Orvill Aakra

Aurora Borealis above Norway. Credit: Orvill Aakra


Orvill Aakra captured this photo of the Aurora Borealis, also known Northern Lights, on February 14, 2011 from one of the best spots to view the Northern Lights, Norway.

The Hyades star cluster and Pleiades (M45) is visible along with the Aurora Borealis over the fjord.

Orvill used a Canon 500D/Digital Rebel T1i camera at ISO 400, 20sec exposure at 10mm and f4.5.

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  • Pixel Idiots

    The northern lights were seen last night as far south as Michigan, New York, South Dakota and Main according to http://www.spaceweather.com (NASA).
    A HD video of what the northern lights look like during a strong geomagnetic storm as we had yesterday can be seen at http://www.vimeo.com/27315234

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