Stunning Aurora Video: Polar Spirits

Polar Lights by Ole Salomonsen

This year, there have been some epic auroral displays, and astrophotographer Ole C. Salomonsen has just released this new video which includes real-time recordings of these “polar spirits.”

“My main focus is on getting the auroras [to] show as close as possible to real-time speed given the time available in a short video,” Salomonsen wrote on Vimeo. “In the film I have tried to show the slower majestic dancing lights, as well as the more faster, dramatic and abstract shows, and finally the auroras in combination with city lights and urban elements.”

Simply stunning, and if you watch closely on the opening sequence you can actually see some whales breaching out in the fjord!

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POLAR SPIRITS from Ole C. Salomonsen on Vimeo.

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